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Adebyaor outraged by CAF

Togo to

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CAF ban

LOME - Togo, banned from competing in the next two African Nations Cups after pulling out of this year’s competition over security concerns, will appeal the suspension, the country’s sports minister told Reuters on Saturday. “We shall launch an appeal. Confetti rains down as Egypt’s Moussa Narry holds up the Africa Cup of Nations trophy after a game in which had controlled the game What is sure is that we will use all legal means to enforce

our rights regarding their decision,” Christophe Tchao StaTISTICs said by telephone. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) handed Togo the ban earlier Leading on Saturday after its govern- scorers ment told the team to with- Five goals draw from this year’s tour- M.Nagy(Egypt) nament in Angola after two members of the delegation Three goals were killed in an ambush. Pharaohs A. Hassan(Egypt) The team returned home for F. Amand (Angola) three days of mourning. Egyptians kings of African soccer again S. Keita (Mali) Togo captain Emmanuel A. Gyan(Ghana) Adebayor was outraged by the decision, and asked CAF Final may have to looking 28m freekick as Ghana’s Previous president Issa Hayatou to Egypt 1 Ghana 0 miss the final youngsters had Egypt’s red shirts champions resign following the “mon- Third-place due to a ham- on the run. 1957 - Egypt strous” decision to ban 1 Algeria 0 string strain Unbelievably with the game head- 1959 - Egypt Togo. proved ing towards extra-time Gedo con- 1962 - Ethiopia CAF banned Togo and fined Egypt entered the record books unfounded. jured up the decisive goal with a 1963 - Ghana their soccer association here on Sunday, beating Ghana 1-0 Ghana sublime 1-2 with Zidan down the 1965 - Ghana $50,000 because their govern- in the final of the Africa Cup of named an left to slot an angled shot past 1968 - Zaire (now ment had interfered in foot- Nations with supersub Mohamed identical line- Kingson. Democratic Republic ball matters. ‘Gedo’ Nagy lifting the Pharaohs up to their of Congo) “Mr Hayatou did serve to their third straight title. last four win r Striker Obinna Nsofor’s second- 1970 - Sudan Africa but today, he must Gedo, who has scored from the over Nigeria, half goal gave Nigeria third place 1972 - Congo clear off. This decision is bench in Egypt’s last four games with captain tak- at the African Nations Cup after a 1974 - Zaire monstrous,” Adebayor told in Angola, came on in the 63rd ing up residence between the 1-0 win over Algeria in the playoff 1976 - Morocco French sports daily minute and produced his magic posts despite a late fitness scare. on Saturday. 1978 - Ghana L’Equipe. with five minutes left on the clock The Black Stars made it to the It is the fourth time in the last 1980 - Nigeria “He (Hayatou) is irrespon- to cement Egypt’s standing as the final playing pragmatic rather five tournaments Nigeria have fin- 1982 - Ghana sible. I have the feeling we kings of Africa. than beautiful football, but they ished as bronze medallists at the 1984 - Cameroon are not respected.” The win also gave Egyptian began in enterprising fashion, African championship. 1986 - Egypt “Two well respected per- coach Hassan Shehata a history- matching the Egyptians for speed 1988 - Cameroon sonalities in African football making third championship and and dexterity. r Benin referee Bonaventure 1990 - Algeria died, our keeper took three extended Egypt’s unbeaten record In-form striker Coffi Codjia has been suspended 1992 - Ivory Coast bullets. We did not just wake in the competition to an astonish- had an early shot go high over the indefinitely by the Confederation 1994 - Nigeria up in the morning and decide ing 19 games. Pharaoh’s crossbar and Serie of African Football (CAF) after 1996 - South Africa to leave the competition,” Egypt were unchanged from the A-based had a failing to take action against an 1998 - Egypt Adebayor said. XI that crushed Algeria 4-0 in the long range effort safely scooped Algeria player who head-butted 2000 - Cameroon “If (Cameroon keeper semi-finals save for the absence of up by Essam al-Hadary as the sup- him at the African Nations Cup. 2002 - Cameroon Idriss Carlos) Kameni was suspended defender Mahmoud posed ‘underdogs’ counter A CAF spokesman told Reuters 2004 - Tunisia the one having been shot or Fatalla - former Spurs attacked with menace. on Sunday that Codjia, also on the 2006 - Egypt if it was the Ivory Coast Hossam Ghaly started in his Ghana’s best chance came in the shortlist for the World Cup in 2008 - Egypt team bus that had been place. 78th minute when al-Hadary did June, did not mention the incident attacked, the Nations Cup Fears that striker Emad Motaeb well to punch away Gyan’s lethal in his match report. would have been cancelled.”

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