Togo Soccer Team Banned from the next two Africa Cup of Nations
by Administrator on Feb.01, 2010, under Soccer
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced that Togo will be banned from the next two Africa Cup of Nations and fined $50,000 because of their withdrawal from this year’s tournament held in Angola.
The Togo government and soccer squad are infuriated with the decision since their withdrawal was a response to a deadly assault on their team bus a few days before the tournament’s kick off on Jan. 10.
Togo star player Emmanuel Adebayor called the decision “outrageous” and “a complete betrayal” of the Togo squad, according to media reports.
The Togo government is, in turn, considering legal action against the CAF and the Angolan state for organizing the tournament in a war zone, thereby endangering the lives of participants.
