Outright Odds: 500/one
Group G Winners: 16/one
First-time Environment Cup qualification for your small west African country was this sort of an excellent achievement the countrys president declared a countrywide holiday to celebrate.
Togo had never ever arrive near to qualifying right before until they launched into the background making marketing campaign which observed them protected an area in Germany in advance of 2002 World Cup quarter finalists Senegal and African Cup of countries finalists Mali.
After a anxious start off which saw them lose their opening match in a preliminary qualification tie from minnows Equatorial Guinea one-0, they received the return leg two-0 and following dropping their opening team match absent to Zambia, remained unbeaten to prime the group.
Their put in Germany was selected the ultimate day of qualifying as well as a attract at Congo could well be sufficient. They fell behind two times but two second half objectives from Sochaux striker Kader Toure earned Les Eperviers (The Sparrow Hawks) a three-two earn.
Qualification noticed a party to finish all events in the capital of Lome. Revellers defied a power Slice and pouring rain to celebrate what was viewed prior to the qualification matches being an extremely hard undertaking.
Like South Korea, they have found a transform in administration ahead of the finals this summer months. Previous captain and assistant coach of Nigerian Stephen Keshi took in excess of next the Zambia defeat and lead Togo to Germany but subsequently still left next a lousy exhibiting with the Cup of countries. He has actually been changed by sixty eight-calendar year-aged German Otto Pfister who may have coached in Switzerland, Asia and Africa but hardly ever in his homeland.
Togo are a thing of the unfamiliar quantity and will spring a surprise like Senegal did four several years back. They may have plenty of tempo up front as well as their star participant is striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who joined Arsenal from Monaco. He was the continents major goalscorer and weighed in with 11 targets. Togo even have a really rated goalkeeper in Kossi Agassa who is nicknamed magic palms.
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Togo to qualify from Team G @ 3/1