Non Arsenal: Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure thinks he is not regarded as one of the best players in the world because he is from Africa.Toure, 30, has 22 goals this season, helping City to win the League Cup and challenge for the Premier League title.Samir Nasri recently said Toure would be celebrated(external) as one of the worlds best midfielders were he not African.In an interview for Football Focus on BBC World News, he said: I think what Samir was saying was definitely true.The midfielder has won league titles in four countries - Ivory Coast, Greece, Spain and England - and was part of the Barcelona team that won the Champions League in 2009.He also feels fellow countryman Didier Drogba and Cameroons Samuel Etoo are undervalued because they are African.To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans, said the three-time African player of the year. I dont want to be hard and I dont want to be negative, but I want to be honest.Toure feels the media should do more to promote African players.If we play well and we dont have the recognition from the media, we are not going to be where we want to be, he said.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 06:27:42 +0000
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