Ivory Coast lose Toure and Zaha

Yaya Toure had retired from international football after claiming the Africa Cup of Nations title as captain for Ivory Coast. However, the 34-year-old announced his availabilty again in December of last year.

Ivory Coast have upcoming international friendlies against Togo on 24th March and Moldova on 27th March, hosted in France. Toure was selected for his national team, following a three year absence from the international stage. 

The midfielder did not train with the squad on Tuesday and announced that he would be withdrawing from the team for family reasons.

The loss of Toure, who has 102 caps, will be tough for the Ivory Coast team, given that Wilfried Zaha is also unable to play due to injury.