Yaya and Kolo, who play for Manchester City and Liverpool respectively, were part of the Ivory Coast team who were beaten 2-1 by Columbia on Thursday. A statement was realeased by the Ivory Coast Football Association on Friday saying that the brothers had been informed of Ibrahim’s death "just hours after the match".
"In such a sad situation, the players from the Ivory Coast national team, and the entire delegation here in Brazil, show their support to the Touré brothers and their whole family," the statement read. "The president of Football Ivory Coast Federation and the Executive Committee ask Ivorians for their prayers."
Ibrahim 28, who was also a footballer and played with teams including Lebanese side Al-Safa SC, had been a regular visitor to the Manchester United training ground, according to a statement on the club website.
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