Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure, has accused African players of complacency and says they are content with being able to send money home.
The four-time CAF African Player of the Year, is in the running for a fifth award, after he made the 10-man shortlist released on Monday.
Toure is also the only player from the continent, who made the 23-man shortlist for the 2015 Ballon d’Or and says African footballers lack ambition.
“Africans have a tendency to slack off,” he told France Football.
“They are living in a world of their own. They believe they made it, they are the greatest, the strongest. But they don’t understand that there are many more hills to climb to reach the top.
“Unfortunately, many only see the bright side of this job: the easy money, the girls, the parties, the big cars and the beautiful clothes. And they give up too quickly on the idea of matching the best players.
“Many are content with little. They send money back home and are safe for the next few years. What is the point of suffering?
“I have the feeling they prohibit themselves from dreaming big with a kind of fatalistic resignation. They believe that the highest level is not for them.”
Source: guardian
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