Togo boss hands Adebayor ultimatum

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2007

LOME (AFP) — Togo's Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi on Thursday handed Arsenal forward Emmanuel Adebayor and his fellow Togolese rebels a midnight ultimatum to turn up or be dropped.

Adebayor, along with Jazira Abu Dhabi forward Kader Cougbadja and Mons defender Nibombe Dare, were in March suspended from the Togo national team over a dispute about unpaid World Cup bonuses.

Togo are due to play Sierra Leone in an African Nations Cup qualifier in Freetown on June 3, but only a handful of players have so far turned up.

The three rebel players have had their suspensions lifted but Adebayor on Wednesday claimed he had no knowledge of the lifting and said he would not turn up to training until he was informed otherwise.

The Togolese federation responded by...

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