Football in Togo
Football in Togo | |
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Country | Togo |
Governing body | Togolese Football Federation |
National team(s) | men's national team |
Clubs | Togolese Championnat National |
International competitions | |
African Cup of Nations (National Team) |
The
Recent history
Togo qualified for the first time to a FIFA World Cup in 2006, for the edition to be held in Germany; however, its participation was marred by incidents and headlines. There were problems within the Togolese Football Federation as well as between players and the Football Association, linked to were financial bonuses. The culmination of that conflict led to the resignation of the national team coach, Otto Pfister, and the threat made by the players not to play their game against Switzerland on 16 June 2006. Ultimately, the FIFA stepped in to satisfy the players' requirements and the first boycott of a FIFA World Cup game never happened. Togo was knocked out of the tournament in the group stage after losing to South Korea, Switzerland and France.
Over the following months, the stalemate continued to mar Togolese football, and eventually resulted in the dismissal of strike pair and Kader Coubadja-Touré, and defender Daré Nibombé in March 2007, ostensibly for "indecent remarks concerning the FTF management."[1]
On 8 January 2010, The Togo National Football team's bus was fired upon in
On 12 April 2010, Emmanuel Adebayor, the most famous Togolese player, retired from duty with the Togo National team. He currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig side Kayserispor.[citation needed]
On 26 November 2011, former Togo goalkeeper Charles Balogou was among six people killed when a bus, carrying players and officials from the
Football stadiums in Togo
# | Stadium | Capacity | City | Tenants | Image |
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1 | Stade de Kégué | 25,000 | Lomé | Togo national football team | |
2 | Stade omnisport de Lomé | 20,000 | Lomé | ||
3 | Stade Général Eyadema | 15,000 | Lomé | ||
4 | Stade Municipal | 10,000 | Kara | ASKO Kara | |
5 | Stade Municipal | 10,000 | Kpalimé | Gomido FC | |
6 | Stade Municipal | 10,000 | Sokodé | AC Semassi FC |
References
- ^ "Togo axe Adebayor and two others". BBC Sport. 25 March 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Former Togo goalkeeper among 6 dead in bus crash, Sports Illustrated.com, 26 November 2011.