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Wigan Athletic have announced the appointment of former Ivory Coast international Kolo Tour\u00e9 as the club\u2019s first team manager.<\/p>\n

The appointment makes Toure the first African to manage a senior men\u2019s football team in England.<\/p>\n

Wigan confirmed that Tour\u00e9 who is coming from Leicester City<\/a> will be on a three-and-a-half-year deal at the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very pleased that Kolo has become the new manager for Wigan Athletic Football Club and the board is pleased that he is the man who takes us forward,\u201d says Wigan\u2019s director Malachy Brannigan to the website.<\/p>\n

The club also confirmed that Toure will be assisted by Kevin Betsy, Ashvir Johal and Rob Kelly.<\/p>\n

Starting his career at Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas in 1999, the former central defender had an illustrious playing career with Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Celtic FC all on his footballing resume, as well as 120 caps for his native Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n

Tour\u00e9 made more than 500 senior appearances over a 15-year period, with an honours list that includes two Premier League titles \u2013 one as an Arsenal \u2018Invincible\u2019, two FA Cups, two Scottish Premiership titles, as well as success on the international stage with an African Cup of Nations back in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wigan Athletic have announced the appointment of former Ivory Coast international Kolo Tour\u00e9 as the club\u2019s first team manager. The appointment makes Toure the first African to manage a senior men\u2019s football team in England. 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