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Togo appeal case for Nations Cup draw in 2012 is dismissed by CAS
Togo's appeal for provisional measures to be taken to ensure their place in the preliminary draw for the 2012 African Nations Cup have been dismissed, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has confirmed. Togo were disqualified from the next two African Nations Cup competitions by the Confederation of African Football following their withdrawal from the ...
(Nike) RED Presents: Lace Up Save Lives
I headed back to The Montalban Theatre over the weekend to support the (Nike) RED Lace Up Save Lives event featuring performances by Fabolous, All American Rejects, Asher Roth and others. The event was to support the partnership between Nike and RED and to continue to raise awareness. Money raised from the event goes to support the Global fund and ...
Emmanuel Adebayor says ban on Togo is “outrageous”
The decision that was made by the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and was greeted with disgust by Adebayor. The Manchester City striker claimed the CAF's Cameroonian president Issa Hayatou had "completely betrayed'' the Togo squad and called for him to leave his post.
"Mr Hayatou has served Africa extensively, but ...
Togo Handed 6-year Ban from Nations Cup
from espn:
Togo have been banned from the next two editions of the African Nations Cup because of "governmental interference" in their decision to pull out of the 2010 tournament after the machine-gun attack on the team bus. The African Football Confederation (CAF) were unhappy that Togolese prime minister Gilbert Huongbo ordered his team to ...
(Nike) Red Viral Campaign – Lace Up Save Lives
In support of Nike and (RED)™’s unique two-pronged partnership approach to fight HIV/ AIDS in Africa, leading footballers Didier Drogba, Andrei Arshavin, Clint Dempsey, Denilson, Marco Materazzi, Javier Mascherano, Fabio Cannavaro along with Maria Sharapova and Kobe Bryant came together in a new viral film released by Nike this week to encourage ...
Togo Pulls out of Africa Cup of Nations; Adebayor Reacts to Attack
Togo have withdrawn from the African Nations Cup in Angola following the machine gun attack on their team bus on Friday, with the death toll now understood to have risen to three.
The Manchester City striker, who revealed the terrifying attack en route to the team's base in the Cabinda province lasted 30 minutes told BBC Radio Five Live ...
