PUMA have confirmed their deal with Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure.

Toure has left Nike to sign PUMA.

He will join the global sportslifestyle brand's line-up of global assets, becoming a key performance icon in PUMA's African football communication.

This new partnership is different to most others. PUMA's commitment to the partnership is to provide Yaya Touré with large product allocations each year, all of which will be distributed to under-privileged children in West Africa.

The Ivory Coast international has a strong personal interest in projects that give children the opportunity and encouragement to play football in his homeland that will now benefit from multiple donations of PUMA football apparel, boots and equipment.

Yaya said; "I am very excited about this new partnership with PUMA and the work we will be able to do together to give children in Africa the chance to play football. I have chosen to partner with PUMA because of the strong ties the brand has in Africa, they are the best company to help me provide these projects with football equipment. In under-privileged areas of Africa, football is a way for children to enjoy themselves and be healthy, for some it is also a way to a better life as it was for me. I am very happy to be working with PUMA on this."