Yeo Martial (born 2 January 1944) is an Ivorian

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manager. He managed the Ivory Coast national team to the

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, and after a stint managing

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and the Niger national team, he returned to Ivory Coast set up as Technical Director in 2004. Martial also runs his own football academy, the École de Football Yéo Martial, in

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, established in 2001, which has an informal partnership with Italian side

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1944 births Living people Sportspeople from Abidjan Ivorian football managers Ivory Coast national football team managers Niger national football team managers 1988 African Cup of Nations managers 1992 King Fahd Cup managers 1992 African Cup of Nations managers Ivorian expatriate football managers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Niger {{IvoryCoast-footy-bio-stub