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The Togo national football team (French: Équipe nationale de football du Togo) represents Togo in international football and is controlled by the Togolese Football Federation. The national football team of Togo made their debut in the FIFA World Cup in 2006. Their team bus underwent a fatal attack in Angola prior to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. They withdrew and were subsequently banned from the following two tournaments by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). In 2013 for the first time in history, Togo reached the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Togo

Nickname(s)	Les Éperviers (The Sparrowhawks)
Association	Togolese Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Paulo Duarte
Captain	Djené Dakonam
Most caps	Abdoul-Gafar Mamah (93) [1]
Top scorer	Emmanuel Adebayor (32)
Home stadium	Stade de Kégué
FIFA code	TOG
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	127 1 (6 October 2022)[2]
Highest	46 (August 2006)
Lowest	133 (April 2021)
First international
French Togoland 1–1 Gold Coast and Trans-Volta Togoland  (French Togoland; 13 October 1956)
Biggest win
Togo 6–0 Swaziland  (Accra, Ghana; 11 November 2008)  Togo 6–0 Mauritius  (Lomé, Togo; 12 November 2017)
Biggest defeat
Morocco 7–0 Togo  (Morocco; 28 October 1979)  Tunisia 7–0 Togo  (Tunis, Tunisia; 7 January 2000)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2006)
Best result	Group stage, 2006
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	8 (first in 1972)
Best result	Quarter-finals, 2013

History

They made their first FIFA World Cup appearance in their history in 2006, having been coached throughout the qualifying campaign by Stephen Keshi; German coach Otto Pfister managed the team at the finals, despite having resigned three days before their first match over a players' bonuses dispute, only to be persuaded by the players to return. Prior to gaining independence in 1960, the team were known as French Togoland.

2006 World Cup

Togo lost their opening game of the World Cup, despite having taken the lead against South Korea through a goal by Mohamed Kader. In the second half, Jean-Paul Abalo was sent off after 55 minutes, and goals from Lee Chun-Soo and Ahn Jung-Hwan sealed a 2–1 defeat for Togo.

Togo's next opponents in Group G were Switzerland, with the match scheduled for the afternoon of 19 June. However, the Togo squad and manager Pfister threatened to refuse to fulfill the fixture and take strike action. The squad and manager had been quoted as requesting payments from the Togolese Football Federation for participating in the tournament of around €155,000 (US$192,000) with added bonuses for victories or draws. FIFA negotiated with the squad and manager on 17 June, persuading them to travel to Dortmund in time to fulfill the fixture;[3] goals from Alexander Frei and Tranquillo Barnetta resulted in a 2–0 defeat. FIFA subsequently imposed a CHF100,000 fine on the Togolese federation for "behaviour unworthy of a participant in the World Cup."[4]

Togo's final group game against France ended in 2–0 defeat.

Sierra Leone air disaster

After a 2008 African Nations Cup qualifier away to Sierra Leone on 3 June 2007, 20 members of a delegation of sports officials from Togo, including Togolese Sports Minister Richard Attipoe, were killed when their helicopter exploded and crashed at Lungi International Airport. No players of the Togo national team were among the victims. The Togo players and officials of the team had been waiting to take the next helicopter flight to the island on which the airport is located.

2010 bus ambush and ban

On 8 January 2010, the Togo team bus was attacked by gunmen as it travelled to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, killing three and injuring several others. The separatist group Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) claimed responsibility for the attack. Goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale was reported dead a day after the attack.[5] Such reports were later dismissed by his club GSI Pontivy in a press announcement, stating the player was actually undergoing surgery in South Africa.[6]

Following the bus ambush attack, the Togolese Football Federation stated that they would withdraw from the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations; despite claims that the team had since reversed the decision and would compete "to show our national colours, our values and that we are men" (as announced by Thomas Dossevi),[7] the government later ordered that the team return home.[8]

Following the team's withdrawal, The Confederation of African Football (CAF) banned Togo from participating in the next two editions of the Cup of Nations and fined them US$50,000 because of the "decision taken by the political authorities".[9][10][11] The CAF executive Committee considered that the Togolese team was in "forfeit notified less than twenty days before the start or during the final competition" (Art. 78 of the Regulations for the Africa Cup of Nations),[9][12] rather than having withdrawn (Art. 80), and refused to consider the circumstances as force majeure (Art. 87). Togo's government immediately said they would sue as CAF "have no consideration for the lives of other human beings" and this is further "insulting to the family of those who lost their lives and those traumatized because of the attack".[10] FIFA has yet to comment on the issue.[10] Togo footballer Thomas Dossevi said "We are a group of footballers who came under fire and now we can't play football any more. They are crushing us".[10] Togolese captain Emmanuel Adebayor described the decision as "outrageous" and said that CAF President Issa Hayatou had "completely betrayed" the Togo squad.[13]

As a result of the events, Emmanuel Adebayor announced his retirement from international football on 12 April 2010. But on 22 March 2011 Adebayor announced that he was again available for the national team.

Fake Togo Team

On 7 September 2010, Togo allegedly played Bahrain in a friendly losing the match 3–0. However, on 14 September, the Togo FA claimed that a fake team had played against Bahrain. Togo's Sport Minister Christophe Tchao said to the Jeune Afrique magazine that nobody in Togo had "ever been informed of such a game".[14] On 20 September 2010, it was revealed that former Togo manager Bana Tchanilé was the culprit and the Togo FA have given him a three-year ban in addition to the two-year ban he got in July 2010 for taking Togo players to play a tournament in Egypt.[15] The match fixing has been linked to Wilson Raj Perumal and the Singaporean match-fixing syndicate allegedly run by Tan Seet Eng.[16]

2014 World Cup Qualification

Togo began qualification for the 2014 World Cup on November 11, 2011, against Guinea-Bissau. They drew in the first leg 1–1. On November 15, 2011, they won the return leg 1–0. On June 3, 2012, they played Libya in Lome and drew 1–1. Shortly after on June 10, they played Congo DR at Kinshasa and lost 2–0. They resumed on March 3, 2013, and played Cameroon in Yaounde and lost 2–1. They met again on June 9 in Lome and Togo won 2–0. In the end, Togo failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021

2022

2023

Coaches

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[17]
• Match dates: 3 and 7 June 2022
• Opposition:  Eswatini and  Cape Verde
• Caps and goals correct as of: 7 June 2022, after the match against  Cape Verde.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Malcolm Barcola	(1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 23)	18	0	Tuzla City
	1GK	Steven Mensah	(2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 19)	0	0	Hamburger SV
	1GK	Youssouf Morou	(2000-12-31) 31 December 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Dynamic Togolais
	2DF	Klousseh Agbozo	(1994-06-26) 26 June 1994 (age 28)	14	0	Al Ahli (Tripoli)
	2DF	Frederic Ananou	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 25)	2	0	Hansa Rostock
	2DF	Youssifou Atté	(1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 26)	12	0	TP Mazembe
	2DF	Nadir Ayéva	(2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 21)	0	0	Örebro SK
	2DF	Loïc Bessilé	(1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 23)	4	0	Charleroi
	2DF	Kennedy Boateng	(1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 25)	4	0	Santa Clara
	2DF	Dakonam Djené	(1991-12-31) 31 December 1991 (age 30)	69	0	Getafe
	2DF	Emmanuel Hackman	(1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 27)	4	0	Gil Vicente
	2DF	Steven Nador	(2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Montevarchi Aquila
	3MF	Gnama Akaté	(1991-11-25) 25 November 1991 (age 30)	14	1	Al-Naft
	3MF	Samuel Asamoah	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 28)	3	0	FC U Craiova
	3MF	Franco Atchou	(1995-12-03) 3 December 1995 (age 26)	29	1	Erbil
	3MF	Karim Dermane	(2003-12-26) 26 December 2003 (age 18)	2	0	Feyenoord
	3MF	Richard Nane	(1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 28)	14	4	Hafia
	3MF	Samsondin Ouro	(2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 22)	3	0	Mura
	3MF	Alaixys Romao	(1984-01-18) 18 January 1984 (age 38)	77	0	Ionikos
	3MF	Marouf Tchakei	(1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 26)	24	2	AS Vita
	4FW	Floyd Ayité	(1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 33)	48	11	Valenciennes
	4FW	Kévin Denkey	(2000-11-30) 30 November 2000 (age 21)	22	2	Cercle Brugge
	4FW	David Henen	(1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 26)	11	0	Kortrijk
	4FW	Thibault Klidjé	(2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 21)	6	0	Luzern
	4FW	Kodjo Laba	(1992-01-27) 27 January 1992 (age 30)	41	17	Al Ain
	4FW	Serge Nyuiadzi	(1991-09-17) 17 September 1991 (age 31)	6	0	Ordabasy
	4FW	Euloge Placca	(1994-12-31) 31 December 1994 (age 27)	27	8	Shakhtyor Soligorsk

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Togo in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Vigninou Agbagla	(1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 28)	0	0	ASKO Kara	vs.  Namibia, 15 November 2021
GK	Wassiou Ouro-Gneni	(1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 25)	0	0	AS Douanes	vs.  Namibia, 15 November 2021
GK	Abdoul Moubarak Aïgba	(1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 25)	7	0	Sofapaka	vs.  Congo, 12 October 2021
DF	Kangnivi Ama Tchoutchoui	(1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 28)	8	0	Nouadhibou	v.  Benin, 29 March 2022
DF	Bilal Moussa	(1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 25)	6	0	Togo-Port	vs.  Namibia, 15 November 2021
DF	Gustave Akueson	(1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 26)	2	0	Versailles	vs.  Namibia, 15 November 2021
DF	Abdoul-Halimou Sama	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 20)	2	0	ASKO Kara	vs.  Congo, 12 October 2021
MF	Roger Aholou	(1993-12-30) 30 December 1993 (age 28)	3	0	Raja CA	vs.  Namibia, 15 November 2021
MF	Henri Eninful	(1992-07-21) 21 July 1992 (age 30)	11	1	URSL Visé	vs.  Namibia, 5 September 2021
MF	Kossivi Amédédjisso	(2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 (age 20)	1	0	RB Leipzig	vs.  Namibia, 5 September 2021
MF	Mani Ougadja	(1988-01-31) 31 January 1988 (age 34)	1	0	Kara	vs.  Namibia, 5 September 2021
FW	Guillaume Yenoussi	(1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 25)	7	0	Chambly	v.  Benin, 29 March 2022
FW	Justin Yeré	(1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 25)	1	0	Dynamic Togolais	v.  Benin, 29 March 2022
FW	Ihlas Bebou	(1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 (age 28)	27	1	Hoffenheim	vs.  Namibia, 15 November 2021
FW	Elom Nya-Vedji	(1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 24)	9	2	Grbalj	vs.  Namibia, 15 November 2021
FW	Ismaïl Ouro-Agoro	(1996-02-20) 20 February 1996 (age 26)	8	0	Saint George	vs.  Namibia, 15 November 2021
FW	Gilles Sunu	(1991-03-30) 30 March 1991 (age 31)	12	2	Châteauroux	vs.  Namibia, 5 September 2021
DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Player has retired from international football. SUS Suspended from the national team.

Records

As of 7 June 2022[18]

Players in bold are still active with Togo.

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of  France										Part of  France
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962	Did not enter										Did not enter
1966
1970
1974	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	0	4
1978											4	1	1	2	3	5
1982											2	1	0	1	2	2
1986	Withdrew										Withdrew
1990
1994	Did not qualify										5	0	0	5	2	11
1998											8	2	2	4	9	16
2002											10	3	4	3	13	13
2006	Group stage	30th	3	0	0	3	1	6	Squad		12	8	2	2	22	9
2010	Did not qualify										10	4	2	4	11	10
2014											8	2	2	4	6	12
2018											2	0	0	2	0	4
2022											8	3	3	2	9	7
2026	To be determined										To be determined
Total	Group stage	1/22	3	0	0	3	1	6	—		71	24	16	31	77	93

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1957	Part of  France
1959
1962	Not affiliated to CAF
1963
1965	Did not enter
1968	Did not qualify
1970
1972	Group stage	7th	3	0	2	1	4	6	Squad
1974	Withdrew
1976	Did not qualify
1978
1980
1982
1984	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	1	7	Squad
1986	Did not qualify
1988
1990	Withdrew
1992	Did not qualify
1994	Withdrew during qualifying
1996	Did not qualify
1998	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	3	3	Squad
2000		10th	3	1	1	1	2	3	Squad
2002		12th	3	0	2	1	0	3	Squad
2004	Did not qualify
2006	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	2	7	Squad
2008	Did not qualify
2010	Withdrew due to rebel attack
2012	Did not qualify
2013	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	4	4	Squad
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Group stage	16th	3	0	1	2	2	6	Squad
2019	Did not qualify
2021
2023	To be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	8/33	25	3	8	14	18	39	—

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 1
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2014
2016
2018
2020	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	4	5
2022	Did not qualify
Total	Group stage	1/7	3	1	0	2	4	5

African Games

Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.

African Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965	Group stage	3	1	1	1	5	9
1973	Withdrew
1978
1987	Did not qualify
1991–present
Total	1/4	3	1	1	1	5	9

References

External links

• Togo FA official site
• Togo national football team picture

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