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I'm Iheanacho's Mentor - Yaya Toure Backs Nigerian Star for Greatness

Posted by Odinaka on Mon 11th Jan, 2016 - tori.ng

Manchester city star, Yaya Toure, revealed in an interview that he is the mentor and very close friend to Nigerian team-mate, Kelechi Iheanacho.

Kelechi iheanacho celebrating his goal with Yaya Toure

Ivory Coast captain and Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure, who lost out to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the CAF African Footballer of the Year Awards last week, says he is a mentor to Nigerian star, Kelechi Iheanacho, adding that he can become a great player if he continues to work hard.

The Nigerian starlet scored the second goal and put in a fine display, as City defeated Norwich 3-0 in the FA Cup third round last weekend.

Yaya Toure told SportingLife; "Yes, I am very close to Kelechi and he sees me as his mentor. I see him closely and I trust him and I have been trying to push him up. I know what I have done to encourage him to continue to believe in his talent.

I see him as one of my younger brothers coming through one day. I hope that Kelechi can be one of the top players on the field in the future."