Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has withdrawn from his international comeback.

The Daily Mail reports Toure has withdrawn from the Ivory Coast squad due to family reasons.

Toure was recalled by Ivory Coast for their upcoming friendlies against Togo and Moldova in France, on March 24 and 27 respectively, after a three-year absence.

His withdrawal is another blow for the African team, after Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha was ruled out of the friendlies through injury.

Ivory Coast will not be at this summer's World Cup. It is the first tournament without them since Japan and South Korea in 2002.