Sherif Touré

Togo striker Sherif Touré plays for Concordia Ihrhove in Germany.

Name: Sherif Touré
Date of birth: December 27th 1981
Place of birth: Lome, Togo
Position: Center forward
Current team: Concordia Ihrhove in Germany.

Sherif Touré plays for an amateur team in Germany and so will be perfectly acclimatized for World Cup 2006. He speaks German and is hoping to make the breakthrough to professional.

Sherif has relatives playing in Europe including his brother, Kader Touré, professional with Sochaux, and its cousin Mamam Shérif Touré, who plays in Metz. Sherif also has a brother-in-law, Sadik Coubageat, old of Young Boys of Bern (Swiss). Says Sherif, “I always dreamed to play in France.”

He says he is waiting for his chance with Togo in FIFA World Cup 2006.