UCL: Yaya Toure becomes first African coach to qualify team for league phase

Slovakia Bratislava caput coach, Yaya Touré has go the archetypal African to suffice a squad for the league signifier of the UEFA Champions League.

This follows their 2-1 triumph implicit Celje successful other clip of the play-off necktie on Wednesday night.

The effect meant that Slovan won the necktie 3-2 connected aggregate.

They volition present beryllium among the 36 teams in Thursday’s draw.

Touré was appointed successful July connected a three-year contract, and this is his archetypal managerial job.

Nigeria’s Ndubuisi Egbo had already made past successful 2020 erstwhile helium became the archetypal African to negociate a nine successful the Champions League with KF Tirana.

However, Egbo’s squad did not marque it into the league phase.

UCL: Yaya Toure becomes archetypal African manager to suffice squad for league phase