Togo's Horrid Punishment Is An Outrage!

Staggering decision -insensitive at best, inhumane at worst. CAF in crisis. Its just absurd! The reason CAF gave for banning Togo was frivolous to say the least. This CAF stomach politicians masquerading as football administrators are Clowns of the highest order. These Clowns failed Togo by first of all awarding the right to Angola, a war torn country to host the AFCON.

That Cabinda, an enclave separated from mainland Angola shouldn't even have been enlisted as one of the cities to host the AFCON, but for cash, the mafias in CAF chose that jungle. They chose money over the welfare and interest of four nations (Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, Burkina) and subsequently hosted them in that jungle ignoring all the security risks. Of course what was Togo government to do? Sit idle in Togo and let his citizens be slaughtered in Cabinda? The government of Togo are responsible for the welfare of its citizens so should they have left them in the incapable hands of the mafias in CAF? Did I even hear the also ined them? What a joke! Togo should REFUSE to pay that penalty and big African countries like Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Sud Africa, and the rest should also boycott the next 2 AFCONS!


Issa Hayatou’s actions/decisions to ban Togo is not just spiteful and shameful it is an insult to the Togolese officials who lost their lives in this tragic event. Infact, CAF’s action is the height of insult to the dignity of African life. To wit, the Togolese died for nothring! The timing of the announcement of the ban, at a time the competition has not ended betrays a lack of thoughtful and moral leadership at the secretariat and insensitivity towards families that are still in shock and are mourning their loved ones who lost their lives in the line of duty for their country.

Additionally, CAF is sending a very bad message to foreign-based African footballers. The organization’s actions portray some sincere lack of concern about the welfare African fottballers,at a time many foreign-based professionals reluctantly show up for national duty and those who show up are aware of the possibility of injury and loss first-team positions in their clubs.

For other African nations, in future, I won’t be surprised if some countries pull out off CAF competitions to be staged in some war-patched country unless CAF and the host can inequivocally guarantee the security and safety of foreign personnel.

Idiots running CAF!