Togo ban: Adebayor asks CAF boss to go
Source: Agencies |
February 1, 2010, Monday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
CONFEDERATION of African Football President Issa Hayatou should resign following the "monstrous" decision to ban Togo from the next two Africa Cup of Nations, captain Emmanuel Adebayor said yesterday.
Togo quit the tournament when its government recalled the team for three days of mourning after two members of its delegation were killed in an attack by gunmen in the northern Angolan province of Cabinda on January 8
CAF banned Togo and fined its soccer association US$50,000 on Saturday because its government had interfered in football matters.
"Mr Hayatou did serve Africa but today, he must clear off. This decision is monstrous," Adebayor told French sports daily L'Equipe. "He (Hayatou) is irresponsible. I have the feeling we are not respected."
Togo Sports Minister Christophe Tchao said by telephone on Saturday that they would appeal the CAF ban.
An assistant coach and a media officer with the Togo team died in the ambush as the team traveled from Pointe Noire, Congo to the Angolan capital Luanda by bus for its opening match.
Three bullets
"Two well respected personalities in African football died, our keeper took three bullets. We did not just wake up in the morning and decide to leave the competition," Adebayor said.
"If (Cameroon keeper Idriss Carlos) Kameni was the one having been shot or if it was the Ivory Coast team bus that had been attacked, the Nations Cup would have been canceled."
The Manchester City striker said the attack, which lasted at least 20 minutes, was still fresh in his memory.
"It is very difficult (to think of football). Since the attack, I have been having nightmares every night," he said.
The families of the two victims were taking legal action against the CAF and the Angolan state, their lawyer said.
"We are taking legal action because our compatriots were killed because of the mistakes of the Confederation of African Football (and) its president Mr Issa Hayatou," Alexis Aquereburu said.
Ghana was playing two-time defending champion Egypt later yesterday in the Cup final after Nigeria beat Algeria 1-0 to finish third on Saturday.
Striker Victor Obinna scored in the 56th minute.
Togo quit the tournament when its government recalled the team for three days of mourning after two members of its delegation were killed in an attack by gunmen in the northern Angolan province of Cabinda on January 8
CAF banned Togo and fined its soccer association US$50,000 on Saturday because its government had interfered in football matters.
"Mr Hayatou did serve Africa but today, he must clear off. This decision is monstrous," Adebayor told French sports daily L'Equipe. "He (Hayatou) is irresponsible. I have the feeling we are not respected."
Togo Sports Minister Christophe Tchao said by telephone on Saturday that they would appeal the CAF ban.
An assistant coach and a media officer with the Togo team died in the ambush as the team traveled from Pointe Noire, Congo to the Angolan capital Luanda by bus for its opening match.
Three bullets
"Two well respected personalities in African football died, our keeper took three bullets. We did not just wake up in the morning and decide to leave the competition," Adebayor said.
"If (Cameroon keeper Idriss Carlos) Kameni was the one having been shot or if it was the Ivory Coast team bus that had been attacked, the Nations Cup would have been canceled."
The Manchester City striker said the attack, which lasted at least 20 minutes, was still fresh in his memory.
"It is very difficult (to think of football). Since the attack, I have been having nightmares every night," he said.
The families of the two victims were taking legal action against the CAF and the Angolan state, their lawyer said.
"We are taking legal action because our compatriots were killed because of the mistakes of the Confederation of African Football (and) its president Mr Issa Hayatou," Alexis Aquereburu said.
Ghana was playing two-time defending champion Egypt later yesterday in the Cup final after Nigeria beat Algeria 1-0 to finish third on Saturday.
Striker Victor Obinna scored in the 56th minute.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
