Ibrahim Toure was also a professional footballer, playing as a striker for clubs including Egypt’s Misr El-Maqasah and Lebanese side Al Safa.
Both Yaya and Kolo are currently in Brazil with the Ivory Coast national team, who have taken three points from their opening two games at the World Cup.
The Ivory Coast FA confirmed the news in a statement:
“Kolo
and Yaya Toure just heard about the death of their young brother, Toure
Oyala Ibrahim. The entire Ivorian delegation want to show their support
to the players,” the statement read.
“The
Ivory Coast FA president and the executive committee have announced to
the entire family of Ivorian football the death of
Toure Oyala Ibrahim,
the younger brother of Toure Kolo Abib and Toure Yaya Gnegneri, which
happened on the 19th of June in Manchester (England).
“In
such a sad situation, the players from the Ivory Coast national team,
and the entire delegation here in Brazil, show their support to the
Toure brothers and their whole family. The president of Football Ivory
Coast Federation and the executive committee ask Ivorians for their
prayers.”
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