CAF: Togo officially disqualified from Nations Cup
Posted by admin on Jan 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Player calls CAF decision ‘ridiculous’
TOGO have been officially disqualified from the African Nations Cup after the squad flew home on Sunday following the deadly gun attack on their bus in Cabinda two days earlier.
“They are disqualified. This group (B) is a three-team tournament,” Confederation of African Football (CAF) co-ordinator Yaouba Amoa told reporters on Monday.
Togo’s assistant...
Togo withdraw from African Cup 2010
Posted by admin on Jan 10, 2010 | 1 Comment
TOGO have withdrawn from the African Nations Cup in Angola following the machine gun attack on their team bus on Friday, with the death toll now understood to have risen to four.
The team bus was attacked by rebels after crossing the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo into the Angolan enclave of Cabinda ahead of the tournament.
There have been conflicting reports about the identity of those shot, but Togo assistant...
African elite set to do battle for Nations Cup
Posted by admin on Jan 09, 2010 | Leave a Comment
EVERY two years, the CAF African Cup of Nations sheds a vibrant light on the passions roused by the beautiful game in Africa.
Tucked in at the start of the calendar year, the upcoming edition in Angola could almost be mistaken for a late Christmas present, with former winners Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria and Tunisia all eager to boost their trophy tally when the actions gets underway between 10...
FIFA consoles Togo after Angola gun attack
Posted by admin on Jan 09, 2010 | 1 Comment
FIFA has offered “utmost sympathy” to the Togo team after their bus was attacked by gunmen, leaving the driver dead and nine others wounded as it entered Angola for the African Cup of Nations.
“FIFA and its president, Joseph S. Blatter, are deeply moved by today’s incidents which affected Togo’s national team, to whom they express their utmost sympathy,” FIFA said.
FIFA said it was...
