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Yaya Toure blames federations for Africa's poor World Cup

Related Topics: Africa, Federation, Senegal

The former Barcelona and Manchester City star expressed dismay at the direction which African football is taking

Yaya Toure has implored African football leaders to pay heed to current and former footballers’ voices and also warned against making excuses following a disastrous World Cup by African teams in Russia.

Russia 2018 was Africa’s worst performance, with all five teams booted out at the group stages.

Dire performances by African teams left the continent asking serious questions.

The Ivorian took aim at African football federations attempting to justify their wrongs instead of confronting the problems affecting the game on the continent.