Cheick Tiote's body will arrive back in the Ivory
Coast on Thursday where tributes will be paid to
the international by his former teammates, the
Ivorian Football Federation (IFF) said on
Monday.
Tiote – who was a member of the Ivory Coast
squad that ended a 23-year drought by winning
the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations – died on June 5
aged 30 years after 'suddenly fainting' during a
training session with his second-tier Chinese
club Beijing Enterprises.
"The body Tiote Cheick Ismael will arrive on
Thursday, June 15 at 13:50 (GMT) at Abidjan
International Airport," the IFF said in a
statement.
Tiote had 52 caps for 'The Elephants' and played
in two World Cups in 2010 and 2014.
The national team returned to Abidjan on
Monday after an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
defeat to Guinea and presented their condolences
to the player's family.
Tiote had only joined the Chinese team in
February after a seven-year stay with Newcastle
United.
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