Togo

The Players


1	- Nimini Tchagnirou
2	- Dare Nibombe
3	- Jean-Paul Abalo
4	- Emmanuel Adebayor
5	- Massamasso Tchangai
6	- Yao Aziawonou
7	- Moustapha Salifou
8	- Kuami Agboh
9	- Thomas Dossevi
10	- Mamam Cherif-Toure
11	- Robert Malm
12	- Eric Akoto
13	- Richmond Forson
14	- Adekanmi Olufade
15	- Alaixys Romao
16	- Kossi Agassa
17	- Kadar Mohamed
18	- Junior Senaya
19	- Ludovic Assemoassa
20	- Affo Erassa
21	- Karim Guede
22	- Kodjovi Obilale
23	- Assimiou Toure

The Games

First round (Group G):

Togo vs Korea - 13 June, 1400 BST, Frankfurt

Togo vs Switzerland - 19 June, 1400 BST, Dortmund

Togo vs France - 23 June, 2000 BST, Cologne

Factoids

How they got there: Entered qualifying as underdogs and overcame a poor start to finish top of their group, which included Senegal, Mali and Zambia.

Qualifying star: Emmanuel Adebayor was the top scorer in the African section of qualifying. He boasts very quick feet and is the scorer of some sublime goals.

Manager: Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi took over after a home loss to Zambia in 2005 and led them to Germany. However, after a poor performance at the African Nations Cup, Keshi was replaced by German Otto Pfister.

Captain: Jean-Paul Abalo Dosseh is the veteran of the team and the backbone of their defence.

Stars of the team: The 22-year-old Adebayor, who joined Arsenal from AS Monaco in the January transfer window, has the sort of pace and ability that could provide trouble for any defence.

World Cup history: This will be their first appearance in the finals. Togo has been one of the whipping boys in African football with a reputation for the occasional giant killing.

Strengths: They have a very young and talented squad with plenty of pace up front. Goalkeeper Kossi Agassa is also highly rated, earning the nickname 'Magic Hands'.

Weaknesses: Togo have been known to be very slow starters in games. While they were able to recover against African opponents in qualifying it will be harder to bounce back in Germany and the squad lack big-match experience.

Did you know? Togo was a German colony until the First World War.

World ranking: 61

Wordcup Statistics

Year	Country	Placed

1930	Uruguay	-
1934	Italy	-
1938	France	-
1950	Brazil	-
1954	Switzerland	-
1958	Sweden	-
1962	Chile	-
1966	England	-
1970	Mexico	-
1974	Germany	-
1978	Argentina	-
1982	Spain	-
1986	Mexico	-
1990	Italy	-
1994	USA	-
1998	France	-
2002	Korea/Japan	-

What are the odds

Odds: 500/1

Odds supplied by William Hill.