Yaya Touré, the coach of Slovan Bratislava, will make history on Wednesday when his team faces PSG in the Ligue des champions. This is a significant milestone for the Ivorian coach, who will become the first African coach to sit on a bench in the competition outside preliminary rounds. L'Équipe Football reports that many of his close friends did not expect this to happen.
As Touré prepares for the match, he has spoken about the challenges he faces as an African coach in European football. "It's very difficult for us, we have to work two to three times more," he explained in a press conference on Tuesday. Despite the difficulties, Touré is optimistic about the future, saying that "things are changing, it's the era of renewal."