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- Africa Cup of Nations - football - Togo
African football authorities ban Togo from next two Cups
The Confederation of African Football suspended Togo from participating in the next two Africa Cup of Nations, citing breach of rules when the team withdrew from this year's tournament after two teammates were killed in an ambush.
By News Wires (text)
REUTERS - Togo will be suspended from the next two African Nations Cups following their withdrawal from this year’s competition after two members of their delegation were killed in an ambush, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Saturday.
“The players publicly expressed their willingness to return to the Nations Cup to compete. But the Togo government decided to call back their national team,” CAF said in a statement.
“The decision by political authorities contravenes CAF and African Nations Cup regulations. The executive committee therefore has banned Togo from the next two African Nations Cup and fined the Togo FA 50,000 U.S. dollars.”
Two members of the Togolese delegation died following an ambush on their bus in the northern Angolan province of Cabinda on Jan. 8, prompting the government to recall the team for three days of mourning.
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Comments (20)
BOW YOUR HEAD IN SHAME SOCCER FRATERNITY
If sports people , in this case soccer, had any "balls" at all, EVERYONE would take a stand and say enough is enough against the harsh Togolese ruling. Thank God I don't follow sport!
Y, N HW?
B 4 TAKING ANY ACTION THEY HAVE TO POSION IN THR SHOES 1ST.
Y, N HW?
THAT IS UNFAIR
Congolese people saying; this is a shame...
We completly agree with nations of Africa, this is a shame for CAF and as a Congolese people, we are taking Togo position against that stupid decision. We also need as soon as possible an appeal by the Togolese authority !!!
Viva Congo
Viva Togo
Viva Africa
unfair
what if these where the loins and one of the dead was his brother. so Issa Hayatou must leave that chair of the president.
UNBELIEVABLE
Is this just a show of power or what? please revise sanctions. It is unnecessary.
ban unlawful
the ban is a disgrace to the football fraternity ,the african cup of nation is the dream of any african player and an oppotunity of a lifetime,under the extenuating circumstances or unfortunate incident to the Togolese team uder no circumstances could they countine,gorvernment was right in recalling the the,CAF legislative body should go back to the drawing board before they turn the institution in a facilitater of asssasins ,
Ban on Togo.
This is the height of stupidity by CAF. I think Hayatou has outlived his usefulness. How can he and other members of CAF executive be so inhumane? They have only succeeded in rubbishing the image of Africa. Shame on them.
Togo Ban by CAF
I fully support the Togolese decision to withdraw their football team after the brutal and unprovoked attack on their team and delegation. I wonder that if the FAT ASSED CATS of the CAF, had been traveling by bus and had been similarly ambushed and fired upon for the half hour with automatic wepons., I expect that such a pathetic lot of would have not known to keep their heads down and mouths shut. Its funny that how few cleaver and very intelligent Africans never seem to make the top ranks amongst Africas so called elite. One exception being in Togo.
Ban on Togo by CAF
Let Issa Hayatou know that CAF does not belong to him neither can he use the organization to put forward his wrong decisions. This is Africa where poverty is grinding the societies and with the help of football we heal our suffering, therapeutically. In Africa, Football Associations are fully funded and supported by our governments through meagre taxes collected from the taxpayers, so why then wouldnt they have a say in their affairs? Issa Hayatou must know that left to CAF alone football will be a game in history in Africa. In fact he should step down for good, twenty years is more than enough to lead an organization. Togo should not be suspended instead they should be compensated by CAF for wrong organization and insufficient information about the host country's security status.
Togo
Shame on Isa Hayatou and the entire board of caf for banning Togo for 2 African cup of nations
It shows that Isa Hayatou is truly from a country where the president is been there for more than 30 years.
If the 3 people that died are from Isa Hayatou's family won’t he go back home for burial?
Togo much appeal to Fifa go get a meaningful judgments.
Ridiculous
That is ridiculous in my opinion. The CAF are punishing Togo for attempting to protect their own citizens, don't they recognise that they should never have been put in that situation in the first place and that was the failure of the Angolan authorities. It just shows a complete lack of understanding and sympathy for what the Togolese team suffered, no sports people should have to have their security jeopardized in that way. It seems the CAF are punishing Togo because their withdrawal undermined the competition to have a team withdraw but they should understand that their withdrawal was perfectly legitimate and understandable. Please wake up CAF and maybe consider punishing Angola instead for putting the Togolese team at risk in the first place.
CAF ban on Togo
A shameful move on the part of the CAF. A team that have suffered not only the affects of an attack, and the death of collegues; but unable to participate in the ACN this year due to these terrible events. Now the CAF heaps even more (totally unnecessary) pain onto them. I am not well versed in the "rules" applied in this case, but understand from reliable news reports that the authorities in this case could have made use to an exception clause for extrodinary circumstances. They clearly should have done so in this case.
THIS IS NOT FAIR
CAF should put itself in the shoes of the Togolese authorities, instead they should ban and fine the Angola planning committee who couldn't put good security measures at the beginning of the competition what has happened to Togo can happen to the CAF officials.
... what is caf turning into?
... what is caf turning into? This completely unbelievable! This is crazy! This disgusting! All confederations of African football must boycott all African games within four years. Only this will teach caf a lesson!
The punishment is too harsh they have been through a lot
the punishment is too harsh they have suffered the death of two players !!!!
Respect
Mr.President of CAF,I personally expect you to say something which will encourage African football,particuraly the Togolese rather than your sactions.Enough is enough, African football fans have had enough of your politics.Yes,you have ban Togo what do you have to say to the family who lost their beloved once?
Unfair
this is so unfair is it their fault that they were ambush this what makes Africa so corrupt
This is a shame.
This is a shame.
ridiculous
The CAF is being ridiculously harsh here.They seem to think that having your team ambushed and two players killed is something of no consequence at all.
It's the Angolan government that should be more seriously punished for putting a national team in jeopardy by making them play a match in a politically and militarily unstable region of their country with no protection.
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