Togo have been officially disqualified from the Africa Cup of Nations, according to tournament organisers. "They are disqualified. This group (B) is a three-team tournament," said the Confederation of African Football. The Togo team flew home from Angola on Sunday after Friday's gun attack on their bus which left three people dead.
But there had been conflicting reports concerning Togo's participation in the event, where they were in a group with Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Ghana. Togo had been due to open their campaign against Ghana on Monday. Earlier, Togo's Prime Minister Gilbert Huongbo had denied the country had wanted to re-enter the tournament. Huongbo's assertion came despite claims from Togo's sports minister, Christophe Tchao, that a formal request had been made to return after a three-day period of mourning.
That request was turned down by Caf, which said that Togo would be disqualified if they failed to play the group match against Ghana
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