The Ivorian spent a year at Celtic before retiring and becoming part of Brendan Rodgers' backroom staff - and the Arsenal Invincible knew it was time to hang up his boots midway through his first season in Glasgow.
Michael van Gerwen and Luke Littler are both in the hunt for a spot in the Premier League Darts play-offs, with the pair set to be kept apart in the draw in Liverpool next Thursday.
Philippe Clement's side are the only top flight team Hearts have yet to beat this season but the Jambos boss is confident they can settle that score at Hampden.
The UCI Cycling World Championships, held in Stirling last summer, brought around £4.5million of economic benefits to the region, according to data from the event organisers.