CAF is insane

Friday, February 05, 2010

Just hours before the final of the greatest soccer showpiece in our continent was to take on, I was dismayed when I read that Issa Hayatou and his cronies have suspended Togo for the next two African Nations Cup (AFCON, 2012 and 2014).

The Togolese were also fined about P300000 ($50 000) for pulling out of Angola 2010. Togo team did not choose to go back home, they agreed to continue their participation in the tournament and their Prime minister ordered them to come back home.

The main reason why the Togolese were suspended is because Hayatou and his cronies are saying that the government was interfering in football matters.

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CAF is insane

Just hours before the final of the greatest soccer showpiece in our continent was to take on, I was dismayed when I read that Issa Hayatou and his cronies have suspended Togo for the next two African Nations Cup (AFCON, 2012 and 2014).