During the 71st Fifa Congress in May, 166 national federations voted for a feasibility study to halve the four-year cycle of the global tournament
Ivory Coast legend Yaya Toure has called for the review of the current four-year cycle of the Fifa World Cup, to raise the level of competition of African players.
The former Manchester City and Barcelona midfielder threw his weight behind the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick who defended Fifa's study on the impact of switching the men’s World Cup and the women’s World Cup to biennial competitions.
Toure echoed the points raised by Pinnick who is also a member of the 37-member Fifa Council, and he believes organising the tournament every two years will positively enhance the performance of African countries and players.