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Manchester City and Ivorian defender Kolo Toure weds

 
Manchester City and Ivory Coast central defender Kolo Toure married his long time partner, Chimene Akassou, on Thursday June 14th in Abidjan. Kolo and Chimene have been together for more than ten years and have two children together. Kolo's brother,Yaya Toure, is currently the highest paid African player and African footballer of the Year. Continue to see more photos...



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
at 6/24/2012 11:43:00 pm

107 comments:

  1. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 00:07

    Shey na Unilag them do the wedding?

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    1. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 00:19

      No na Fø̲̣̣я̅ offa poly,mumu unilag ko uni u̶̲̥̅̊я̲̅ village ni

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    2. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 01:55

      Noooo, na Lasu and UI dem use. Olodo.

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    3. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 10:23

      no'na uniben,stupid question,must u talk?happy married life Jare.

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    4. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 10:45

      roflmao,i too gbadun your reply!muah

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    5. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 13:33

      No be Unilag but MAULAG

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    6. deekay25 June 2012 at 23:35

      Lmao!!!! 12:07 u bahd gan. Hahaha. The ceremony get as e b sha. Too much going on

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    7. Anonymous26 June 2012 at 16:12

      Hahahahahaha

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  2. Lilspicer25 June 2012 at 00:09

    Hapy married life dats all i can say(omo-iwo)says so...via blackberrybold.5

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  3. Folarin Akin25 June 2012 at 00:09

    Wao...what a glamour! Congratulations!!! Kolo Toure

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  4. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 00:11

    Lmao@ uni lag......jeezzzeeee money cannot buy class so taky much hiss

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    1. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 13:59

      Let's see wat ur wedding wud look like! Razz idiat!

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    2. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 20:15

      Jealous much? Wish em HML Jo. Oloshi

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    3. deekay25 June 2012 at 23:36

      Say it how it is. It is tacky. Too much going on. Less would've been better......and for half the price he spent.

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    4. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 23:59

      Anon 8:15 you are oloriburuku and that fool above you can like to jump off london bridge idiots mtchewwwww

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    5. deekay26 June 2012 at 11:02

      Ppl like u will over do ur own too...no wahala. Keep calling ppl names and insulting with ur primary one yarns. Don't listen to constructive criticism. Make sure when u hv ur own it's more than this ok? Nothing do u.

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  5. Anabel25 June 2012 at 00:17

    HML... May ur union last looooonnnnnngggggeeeerrrr than ur partnership years. Amen!

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  6. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 00:18

    congrats to them. im happy he has made her a honourable woman by marrying her.

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  7. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 00:22

    Awwwwww kolo'z wifey is Gorgeous

    @afamdeluxo

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  8. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 00:22

    Congrats to them. Abeg how many days dem do this wedding becos dem change cloth tire. Beautiful dresses!

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  9. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 00:23

    WTF! Was he crying? I hope not!

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  10. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 00:24

    Michael says..
    Erm Linda, I think Drogba is now the highest paid African Footballer since he joined China

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  11. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 00:31

    The guy even looks happier than the lady!! Really cool. Hml

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  12. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 00:32

    QF
    afta ten yrs? wat dn is d essence of d marriage *thinking*...aha she gets legal ryt ova he's property wn he dies,thats it!

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    1. deekay25 June 2012 at 23:37

      Lol. C where ur mind dey go.

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  13. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 00:36

    No be for unilag na for ur backyard mongono.....

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  14. YK25 June 2012 at 00:49

    Linda U carry last ooooh,since when.......the wedding took place in Abijan

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  15. sexylove25 June 2012 at 01:01

    Cute guy, very gud of him to av married hε̲̣я̲̣ șђǺ,cuz 10yrs is a very looong time aπϑ e no easy, @list that sealed it up finally....Nice wedding plus beautiful bride aπϑ lovely yummy cake...lol ..HML

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  16. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 01:08

    anon 12:07 lmao!! Noo!! Na for UNIBEN Hall2 car park :)hahahha uve lost it lol HML to kolo correct guy!! Godbless ur union d more amen*****

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  17. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 01:14

    Congrats 2 them, happy married life... Btw, y is she wearing white veil? Wen dy already hv children n been 2geda for yrs? Veil is 4 PURITY mehn... Bene says so!

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    1. xstardess25 June 2012 at 13:41

      Purity ȋ̝̊̅§ not of †ђξ body ΒU̶̲̥̅̊†̥ of heart απϑ mind.

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  18. Duke Emeka25 June 2012 at 01:19

    Happy married life. And its MAU not unilag.@anon 12:07

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  19. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 01:20

    Gross.
    IRA.
    MED 5.
    OURTOYE 15.
    Coles- PESTYOU.
    73.

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  20. AutoCars25 June 2012 at 01:26

    But then, this brother can cry o

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  21. Ata wewe25 June 2012 at 01:38

    D babe look hin mama sha....i swear my babe fine pass with all him money...goodluck!

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  22. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 01:43

    yaya toure is not the highest paid african player, Samuel Eto'o is

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  23. VIPER25 June 2012 at 01:57

    awwwww..... yet another crush gone.... i want to get married o so as to stop crushing on ppl :(

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  24. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 02:09

    This guy can't dress to save his life

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  25. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 02:27

    so its not only Nigerians that know how to party...seems like a glamorous wedding..other African countries are giving us a run for our money...

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  26. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 03:09

    i love these ivorian players. they usually marry from their countries and they r passionate about their heritage. nigerian men sha like oyinbo women/light skinned women so every lagos girl is bleaching to be mixed race. nigerian men learn abeg.mschew. na so osaz go marry worwor oyinbo girl.

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    1. deekay25 June 2012 at 23:39

      Lol. Blaming the men haha. Some chicks need to change their attitude. Plus some guys just like different. All about preference or the personality they fall for, irrespective of colour. But u have a point.

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  27. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 04:54

    Linda, get ur facts right, samuel Eto is currently d highest paid footballer in d world,not even in africa alone and he he earns 300,000 pounds a week, yaya earns 200,000 or der about a week.....RME........post my comment ooo

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    1. deekay25 June 2012 at 23:40

      Dayum. That's a lot of money for one person. I'm jealous o :( NO WONDEE THE WEDDING HAD SO MUCH GOING ON. TOO MUCH MONEY.

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  28. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 05:24

    @anon 12.07 Na for your father house them do am.

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  29. Abiola25 June 2012 at 05:26

    Unilag ko, Maulag ni...Happy Married Life jare..

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  30. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 06:00

    awwww..... coongrats

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  31. Secsyde25 June 2012 at 06:04

    Samuel Eto'o is the highest paid africa player....congrat to Kolo>>>HML

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  32. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 06:08

    All the money in the world couldn't buy class for this wedding! LOL @ the stupid all-white ensemble and the poor little bridesmaid is red!

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  33. KOFOSHY25 June 2012 at 06:09

    HML kolo man....congratulations!!!!!!

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  34. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 06:20

    Congrats Kolo.

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  35. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 06:38

    congrats

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  36. Pumpkin25 June 2012 at 06:43

    Beautiful! Congratulations guys.
    Thank God he marrried a beautiful black woman and not an oyinbo trophy wife like most footballers.

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  37. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 06:43

    Kolo u and this your cutlass hair cut...... Congratulation Man

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  38. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 06:44

    Omo-iwo - Can you please drop the via blackberrybold 5 thing! Yes we now know you have a BBB5. lol!

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  39. Femiluv25 June 2012 at 06:47

    Anon #1 is hilarious!! The wedding looks quite humble though, but to each his own. Congrats to them!

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  40. Tamara25 June 2012 at 06:48

    Hmmm..10years...patience is a virtue

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  41. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 07:04

    Colorful wedding,nice one.congratulations! Amrra.

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  42. Ijeomah25 June 2012 at 07:23

    happy married life bro....still reping ARSENAL FC even if u aint still wif us.......its @iAmhairs on twitter.....we follow back even if we hate 2 follow boys than gurls

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  43. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 07:28

    Damn! That n*gga must be from the motherland, looking hawttt....#MissBusyBody#

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  44. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 07:33

    @anon 12:07 wic kind question b dat
    @OP hmmm see fyn boy na dis kind man i want biko ℓ☺ℓ. Congrat to both of them

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  45. Jimibra25 June 2012 at 07:35

    Congrat to u guys

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  46. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 07:44

    Whoever chose the bride's outfits should be fired!

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    1. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 11:29

      Ahhh! Finally! Omg! She luks stunning in d 1st pic whr dey wore red, bt d 2nd in deir white mehn! Hml 2 dem tho

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  47. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 07:50

    linda u don carry last for dis one... I read dis news last week....

    BossLady via BlackBerry BOLD6

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  48. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 07:59

    Ratchness...there is nothing I hate more than a guy wearing gloves for his wedding... The wedding does not look classy at all...it shows money does not buy you taste...

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  49. Obie25 June 2012 at 08:10

    Was he shedding tears?..very happy man

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  50. Michele25 June 2012 at 08:17

    Very nice..but Samuel Eto'o is the highest paid African player..

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  51. Nekky25 June 2012 at 08:24

    nice wedding. i wish them a blissful marriage

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  52. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 08:24

    All I see is countless outfits the couple wore! Beautiful!!! Congratulations!!! Looks like courting process in Africa takes a minimum of ten years. #jst saying

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  53. Momen25 June 2012 at 08:25

    You make me laugh @Lilspicer.....some said theirs Via Blackberry Porsh inside their Range Rover Sport Supercharge.

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  54. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 08:28

    Awwwwn! Lovely! When I saw the last pix, I just felt like kissing too! God bless their union.

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  55. archiri25 June 2012 at 08:34

    linda na wa oh! e b lyk say u no lyk me @ all. anywaz abeg d weddin hw many dayz dem use celebra8e am. d way pple dey waist money all in d name of party*smh*

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  56. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 08:37

    I used to crush on this guy o, ewo! wishing a hapi married life, i like the color combo in the wedding shaa!

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  57. BLOGLORD25 June 2012 at 08:37

    very cute couple tho

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  58. archiri25 June 2012 at 08:38

    na wa oh! d cake alone cn buy books 4 children in skol. anywaz d blue outfit is luvly....via nitel phone booth

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  59. archiri25 June 2012 at 08:39

    linda i wan c my comment. thank u

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  60. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 09:05

    how do pple do dis ten years rubbish. if after 5 years max he doesn't propose, i'm taking a long walk n yes i'm one of dose girls "no sex before marriage". linda u don hear *pulls ears*

    yankee babe

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  61. Hello Kitty25 June 2012 at 09:07

    How many different ceremonies did they have??? Anyways, congrats to my future bro in law and his wife. I am currently dating Yaya. :D

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  62. Y.Tee25 June 2012 at 09:14

    After 10 years and 2 children abi??? Congrats sha.

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  63. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 09:17

    Glamour,glamour ,too much glamour! Father Lord,bless them more now that they've decided to do the right thing. May their union lasts till death do them part amen.

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  64. shosh25 June 2012 at 09:26

    No b unilag,na 4 ur backyard msw

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  65. Naijarian25 June 2012 at 09:38

    Na wa o... So, na just now e dey marry the woman... Meanwhilly, when dem catch am say e use drugs, e talk say na im wife slimming pills e take...

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  66. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 09:42

    I want a footballer too lol

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  67. peter25 June 2012 at 09:48

    CONGRATS KOLO. WAITING 4 YAHAYA.

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  68. Unknown25 June 2012 at 09:48

    Good he married a black lady. see how pretty she looks. Congrats!!

    www.abadawoode.blogspot.com

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  69. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 10:02

    Yaya Toure is nt d Highest paid African footballer oh!

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  70. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 10:06

    there have made it

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  71. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 10:11

    Linda, Yaya Toure is not the highest paid footballer in Africa.Eto is the highest paid footballer in Africa and the world earning 364,583 pounds per week which is 36 pounds per minute...

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  72. JL25 June 2012 at 10:15

    Wow really lovely, Linda when we go do our own nah? lol

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  73. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 10:50

    Hmmn many outfits, really cool

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  74. Hope25 June 2012 at 10:54

    oh! i was waitng for u 2 propose 2 me..ah! lily am nt hapyoo.anyway congrats!!

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  75. nanasky25 June 2012 at 12:12

    Congratulation nice one

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  76. nanasky25 June 2012 at 12:15

    Congratulation nice one

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  77. nanasky25 June 2012 at 12:19

    Congratulation nice one

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  78. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 14:08

    linda, samuel eto'o is d highest paid african footballer and not yaya toure, jst thought u knw. tk kare

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  79. Tunero25 June 2012 at 14:34

    Broke people\People that read newspaper free @ bustops are not hard to know LMAO! They always know what everybody is earning! This guy wicked sha "10 long years" I trust my Naija gals, they will ve taken his pic to the village to fast forward events or cooked him 1 of them "I DO" vegetable soups!!

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  80. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 14:46

    @lilspicer na u sabi u for use nokia 3310 post ur comment, who cares whether u are using bold 5.mtchwwwwwwwwwwwww.bold 5 my ass.

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  81. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 15:48

    linda dont forget Eto is the highest paid footballer in the world. Yaya Toure cant be the the highest paid african. check ur facts

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  82. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 16:00

    She is a beautiful woman jo. Congrats to both of them. God bless and be nice to each other.

    Linda's commentators or fans or bloggers, all this nastiness is really unnecessary.
    Is is too much for you say something nice.

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  83. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 19:07

    after all the serious pounding and flogging kolo has given to her VeeJay
    probably it has bcome a bubble gum according to boof she is still wearing veil, africans!very colurful
    all d same love it.

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  84. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 21:26

    Why on earth is the groom wearing gloves? Who does that these days. Smh. Lovely settings sha

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  85. Anonymous25 June 2012 at 22:12

    So,Kolo Toure finally got married.Mr Toure,welcome to death.

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  86. yours truly26 June 2012 at 10:24

    aint no wedding like a nigerian wedding. this wedding no try at all. I mean are you kiddin me? and the ladies ichafu/gele/scarves are shocking. Who tied them? who ever designed this hall, nids to be shot. Not impressed at all. the only beautiful thing here is the bride lovely face. Whr did the groom get his suit from? smh

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  87. yours truly26 June 2012 at 10:36

    is there winter in ivory coast? t does he have a muffler on his neck

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  88. JL28 June 2012 at 21:31

    June 25, 2012 10:23 AM
    Anonymous Anonymous said...
    roflmao,i too gbadun your reply!muah
    June 25, 2012 10:45 AM..

    MIND UR BUSINESS NAH SHWO,IF u don't have a good thing to say to d picture above FEM!!!

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  89. Anonymous26 November 2012 at 00:51

    Wow, the whole marriage is a fake. The to$$pot was sleeping with Kessel Kasuisyo all the time this was going on. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/kolo-toure-had-affair-with-student-by-pretending-1455570

    Some hero and role model he is..

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