Kolo Touré

Kolo Touré is an Ivorian retired footballer and coach, born in Bouaké in 1981. ¹ A defender, he was part of Arsenal's "Invincibles" side that won the Premier League in 2003–04, won the title again with Manchester City in 2012, and played for Liverpool and Celtic; he remains the African player with the most Premier League appearances (353). ¹ He won 120 caps for Ivory Coast and lifted the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. ¹ The sources identify him generically as a Muslim and name no school for him, so his data record records his faith as unknown. ¹²

Touré began at ASEC Mimosas and joined Arsenal in 2002, making 326 appearances and forming part of the unbeaten 2003–04 title side. ¹ He moved to Manchester City in 2009, where his younger brother Yaya joined him a year later, and helped the club to its first league title in 44 years in 2012; he signed for Liverpool in 2013 and later won the Scottish Premiership and League Cup with Celtic. ¹

Touré won 120 caps for Ivory Coast between 2000 and 2015 — the second-highest total for his country — and played at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cups. ¹ He was in the side that won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. ¹ He is the elder brother of Yaya Touré. ¹

The English article's personal life section states that "Touré is Muslim" and describes his fasting during Ramadan, quoting his own words on belief; its categories file him among Ivorian Muslims. ¹ The Arabic article states that his religion is Islam and that he is observant in performing the prayers, and notes the Ramadan arrangements made for Muslim players at Arsenal. ³ The French article makes no statement of his religion, and Wikidata gives his religion simply as Islam. ⁴² Generic identifications joined to practice are not two sources naming a school, so his record states his faith as unknown. ¹

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