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Togo appeals suspension from Africa Cup of Nations with Court of Arbitration for Sport

LOME, Togo (AP) — A committee representing the Togo Football Federation has appealed the ban of its soccer team from the African Cup of Nations .The appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport was made Friday by Togo's Interim Caretaker Committee, a temporary body set up by world soccer governing body FIFA to run the Togo Football Federation.Togo was suspended from the next two African Cup of Nations tournaments by the African Football Confederation after the country pulled out of last month's event in Angola following a fatal attack on its team bus.Two members of the Togo party and a driver were killed when the bus was fired upon in the northern Angolan region of Cabinda....

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  2. 7,000 demonstrators protest Togo election results that handed victory to son of ex-dictator

    LOME, Togo (AP) — Thousands of opposition demonstrators have taken to the streets in the West African nation of Togo to protest presidential election results.Togo's ...

  3. Togo's opposition and ruling party say they struck a deal to form power-sharing government

    LOME, Togo (AP) — Togo's opposition and the ruling party say they've struck a deal to form a power-sharing government after a disputed March election.The opposition ...

  4. 6,000 demonstrators protest Togo election results that handed victory to son of ex-dictator

    LOME, Togo (AP) — More than 6,000 opposition demonstrators have taken to the streets in the West African nation of Togo to protest presidential election results.Togo...

  5. Togo opposition protests activist's death in jail

    Opposition activists in the tiny West African nation of Togo are protesting the death of one of their leaders in state custody.Authorities say Kodjo Yakanou suffered...

  6. One dead, 9 hurt in gun attack on Togo soccer team

    By Henrique AlmeidaLUANDA (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Togo's national soccer squad to the top African tournament in Angola on Friday, killing th...

  7. Togo's opposition leader claims police block attempted protest by striking him with baton

    LOME, Togo (AP) — Togo's opposition leader claims police tried to stop him from leading protesters through a police blockade in their attempt to protest the alleged ...

  8. Togo Government Says at Least Six Top Soccer Players Die in Bus Crash

    Togo's government says at least six top flight soccer players have been killed and another 28 people are critically injured after a bus carrying them plunged into a ...

  9. Ivory Coast: Gbagbo fighters to return from Togo

    An Ivory Coast government spokesman says more than 200 fighters loyal to former President Laurent Gbagbo will be repatriated from Togo.Bruno Kone said the fighters i...

  10. Togo opposition leader threatens poll boycott unless all parties consulted on electoral reform

    Togo's opposition leader is threatening to boycott an election slated for October if the president doesn't seek consensus on electoral reforms.Jean-Pierre Fabre spok...

  11. Adebayor says Togo soccer team will return to Togo

    PARIS (Reuters) - Togo's national soccer squad will return to Togo and not compete in Africa's biggest soccer tournament, Emmanuel Adebayor , the team's captain, tol...

  12. Togo Soccer Team Withdraws From African Cup After Attack

    Hosting the African Cup of Nations was Angola's chance to show it is recovering from decades of war, but tragedy struck as gunmen sprayed bullets at Togo's national ...

  1. Togo government closes primary, secondary schools

    The Togolese government closed all public and private primary and secondary schools in the capital, Lome, following protests that rocked the tiny West Africa nation'...

  2. Anti-piracy group: Pirates seize oil tanker off Togo coast, kidnap 24 sailors amid gunfire

    Pirates attacked an oil tanker Tuesday off the coast of Togo, taking control of its bridge and kidnapping 24 Russian sailors before escaping amid an exchange of gunf...

  3. Togo Soccer Team Withdraws From African Cup After Attack

    Togo's soccer team withdrew from a continentwide tournament in Angola hours before the opening match Sunday, reluctantly bowing to a retreat after its government acc...

  4. Togo Soccer Team to Stay in African Cup After Deadly Attack

    The Togo soccer team will take part in the African Cup of Nations to honor those killed in a shooting attack on the team bus, an African soccer official said Sunday....

  5. Students in Togo march to support their teachers

    Over 20,000 school children from primary, secondary and high schools marched on Thursday in the capital of Togo in support of teachers who are on strike to seek bett...

  6. Two Separatists Arrested in Attack on Togo Soccer Team

    Authorities have arrested two separatists in Angola's restive Cabinda region following a shooting attack on the Togolese national soccer team that killed three peopl...

  7. Togo : Police question former Interior Minister over fraud allegations

    Security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators in Lome demanding the release of Pascal Bodjona, Togo's former Interior Minister and number two ...

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