Nobody cares of injustices against African teams - Yaya Toure

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Ivory Coast’s Yaya Toure feels that African sides are looked down upon in world football.

The star midfielder is still smarting over the dubious decision to award European opponents Greece a late penalty after Georgios Samaras was allegedly fouled by Giovanni Sio in the Ivorian box during their final group stage fixture at this yea’r Mundial.

The resultant spot-kick was converted by Samaras as the Greeks recorded a last-gasp 2-1 victory to qualify for the Last 16 of the World Cup at the expense of their African counterparts.


Yet Elephants' skipper Yaya Toure feels his team were hard done by, saying that African teams have been served an “injustice” which very few people care about.

"I desperately wanted the referee to spot the simulation of Samaras," Toure told France Football.

"Once again, the refereeing was not on our side. We had at least two penalties turned down during our game against Japan. This time, one is invented against Greece.

"Of course, it does not upset anyone because it only concerns an African team. Who really cares about the injustices of an African team?

"This mistake deprives us of something huge. It is a scandal that unfortunately does not seem to bother many people."

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