Togo-Cameroon
28.03 17:00
There is a total state of chaos in Togo''s football federation. Their historical success - participation at the World Cup in 2006. was almost ruined by leaving that competition early. Promised salaries were not given out to the players and their coach, so it was very close for the unsatisfied players to leave Germany. Nothing much changed since than, coach Stambouli left the team in September 2008. and Togo has been without a team manager for quite a while. About 15 days ago Belgium Thiessen was hired for that position, but it''s highly unlikely he could do anything positive in such a short period of time. Their fans made the situation even worse, and made plenty of riots during the match against Mali in the qualifiers for the African Cup, so Togo now play their home matches on neutral venue in Ghana. All the things stated above give an image of a huge mess and irresponsibility so the chances that Togo qualifies to the next World Cup aren''t very good at all. Coach Thissen insisted that long-term injured best Togo player Adebayor get invited, at least as moral support to his teammates. Even if he enters the game, that will be for a very short time and won''t have any influence on this match. The following players were called up for this match: Agassa Kossi, Mensah Cedric, Obilalé Kodjovi, Assimiou Touré, Akakpo Serge, Nibombé Daré, Atsou Franck, Grondin Christophe, Forson Richmond, Mango Senah, Mamah Gaffar, Amewou Komlan, Romao Alaixys, Senaya Junior, Ayité Floyd, Salifou Moustapha, Ahodikpé Euloge, Kassim Gouyazou, Cheriff Touré, Ayité Jonathan, Dossevi Thomas , Olufadé Adekamni, Adebayor Shéyi Emmanuel, Kader Cougbadja, Djako Arafate.
African football stars
Cameroon is by far the most successful national football team in Africa holding many records. They participated at World Cups the most times of all African teams, and they managed to do it four times in a row. They played excellent in the first part of the qualies, winning 5 times in six matches, and drawing once. One interesting fact is that Cameroon hired Otto Pfister as a coach, a man who led Togo to the World Cup in 2006. Cameroon have some really extraordinary players in their lineup, and beside the old they got a few rising stars who are just building up their careers. However, the key strings on their team are held by well-known veterans Song, Kameni, Makoun and of course phenomenal Eto''o. The following players were confirmed for the match against Togo: Rigobert Song, Geremi Njitap, Samuel Eto’o, Idriss Carlos Kameni, Jean II Makoun, Modeste M’bami, Eric Djemba Djemba, Stéphane Mbia, Daniel Ngom Kome, Somen à Tchoyi, Benoit Assou Ekotto, Gilles Binya, André Bikey, Souleymanou Hamidou, Dorge Kouemaha, Franck Songo’o, Paul Alo’o, Achille Webo, Guy Essame, Armand Deumi, Eric Matoukou, Aurelien Chedjou, Joslain Mayebi.
The Lions with the advantage
Although the situation in Togo has partially stabilized, their old problems will still be felt greatly in this match. New coach for Togo will basically only be an observer cause there wasn''t much time for practicing any of his new tactical formations. The match won''t be played in front of the home fans which will be even a bigger handicap. However, the biggest problem is that Togo''s opponent is terrific Cameroon, who possesses a great deal of experience beside their solid technical knowledge. I believe this will be just a routine match for the Lions and the guests will record a win in this clash. Therefore, I suggest a straight away win with a small note that everything is possible in the matches between African teams.
Tip: Cameroon , Odds 1.8
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