A PREVIEW OF THE AFCON 2015 QUALIFIER BETWEEN TOGO AND GHANA GHANA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM: RECORD V TOGO Games won: 16 Games drawn: 9 Games lost: 6 20 Oct 1956 Togo 1-1 Ghana D International 18 Aug 1966 Togo 1-1 Ghana D International 21 Aug 1966 Ghana 6-2 Togo W International 13 Jun 1971 Ghana 0-1 Togo L African Nations Cup 20 Jun 1971 Togo 0-0 Ghana D African Nations Cup 28 Dec 1972 Ghana 2-2 Togo D International 29 May 1977 Togo 0-2 Ghana W International 12 Jun 1977 Ghana 2-0 Togo W International 23 Feb 1982 Ghana 2-1 Togo W West Africa Nations Cup 25 Sep 1983 Ghana 1-1 Togo D West Africa Nations Cup 02 Oct 1983 Ghana 3-1 Togo W West Africa Nations Cup 15 Feb 1984 Togo 2-1 Ghana L International 21 Nov 1984 Togo 2-2 Ghana D West Africa Nations Cup 28 Nov 1984 Togo 1-1 (3-4) Ghana W West Africa Nations Cup 25 Feb 1986 Ghana 2-2 Togo D West Africa Nations Cup 02 Mar 1986 Ghana 1-0 Togo W West Africa Nations Cup 31 Jul 1986 Ghana 1-1 Togo D CEDEAO Cup 06 Jan 1987 Ghana 3-0 Togo W African Games 18 Jan 1987 Togo 1-1 Ghana D African Games 04 Feb 1987 Ghana 3-0 Togo W West Africa Nations Cup 30 Sep 1990 Togo 0-1 Ghana W African Nations Cup 29 Apr 1991 Ghana 2-0Togo W African Nations Cup 04 Apr 1992 Togo 1-0 Ghana L International 06 Jan 1997 Togo 4-0 Ghana L International 12 Feb 1998 Togo 2-1 Ghana L African Nations Cup 25 Dec 1999 Ghana 2-0 Togo W River 99 Tournament 27 Jan 2000 Ghana 2-0 Togo W African Nations Cup 11 Jan 2006 Togo 1-0 Ghana L International 15 Aug 2006 Togo 0-2 Ghana W International 18 Nov 2007 Ghana 2-0 Togo W International 08 Feb 2011 Ghana 4-1 Togo W International REFEREE AND ASSISTANTS…………. Algerian referee Mohamed Benouza has been appointed as the centre man for Ghana’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo in Lome on Wednesday. The 41-year-old businessman will be assisted by countrymen Bouabdallah Omari and Mokrane Gourari as assistants 1 and 2 respectively while another Algerian Mokhtar Amalou serves at the fourth official. In 64 international matches, Benouza has awarded 17 penalties (Home: 11, Away: 6) Red Cards: 19 (Home: 7, Away: 12) Yellow Cards: 248 (Home: 115, Away: 133) REFEREE MOHAMED BENOUZA MATCHES INVOLVING GHANA CHAN 2014 final Libya 0-0 Ghana AFRICAN NATIONS CUP 2013 QUALIFIERS 2nd round Ghana 2-0 Malawi AFRICAN NATIONS CUP 2012 1/2 finals Zambia 1-0 Ghana AFRICAN NATIONS CUP 2010 1/4 finals Angola 0 – 1 Ghana WC 2010 QUALIFIERS - AFRICA 2nd stage Gabon 2-0 Ghana AFRICAN NATIONS CUP 2008 1/4 finals Ghana 2-1 Nigeria REFEREE BENOUZA’S MATCHES INVOLVING TOGO WC 2014 QUALIFIERS - AFRICA 2nd round Libya 2-0 Togo AFRICAN NATIONS CUP 2012 QUALIFIERS Chad 2 – 2 Togo THE TEAMS The Togo national football team………… nicknamed Les Eperviers (The Sparrow Hawks), Prior to gaining independence in 1960, the team were known as French Togoland….. The team is currently being coached by, Tchakala Tchanilé, a former player. AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS RECORD They made their debut appearance at the 1972 AFCON hosted by Cameroon and exited the competition at the group stages. They returned to the tournament again in 1984 when Ivory Coast hosted the continental showpiece and again said goodbye to the tournament at the group stages. Their other appearances saw them exit at the same stage in 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2006. Their best ever tournament remains the 2013 edition in South Africa where they reached the group stages. They also withdrew from the 2010 edition in Angola after a rebel attack on the team. KEY PLAYERS Emmanuel Adebayor was also eligible to play for Nigeria but chose to represent the country of his birth. The Tottenham Hotspur hit-man remains his country’s all time top scorer with 27 goals in 57 appearances. The 2008 African Footballer of the Year will pose a major threat for Ghana’s defence despite seeing a topsy-turvy in his club career off late. Serge Gakpé: Gakpe born in France opted to represent Togo and got his debut for the Sparrow Hawks in 2009 against Morocco. He was instrumental in Togo’s exploits at the 2013 AFCON and the team will count on his pace and ability to take on players against the Black Stars. He plays for French side FC Nantes. Alaixys Romao: The French-born Togolese football midfielder, who plays for Marseille in the Ligue 1 has always been a regular figure of the Togolese national team whenever he is available. He represented them in the 2006 world cup and his experience in midfield will contribute immensely if the Togolese side will be successful against Ghana. GHANA The Ghana National football team, nicknamed the Black Stars has always been an inexcusable symbol in the history of African football. The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times (in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982) and has been runner-up 4 times (in 1968, 1970, 1992, and 2010) and is currently coached by Dr James Akwasi Appiah who also captained the team and was part of the victorious AFCON squad in 1982. AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS RECORD The Black Stars is the first winner of three Nations Cup tournaments, and obtained the right to permanently hold the trophy in 1978. The Black Stars have qualified for the tournament 19 times in total, winning it on four occasions, finishing as runners-up four times, third once, and fourth three times. 1963: Champions/1965: Champions/1968: Second Place/1970: Second Place/1978: Champions/1980: Round 1/1982: Champions/1984: Round 1/1992: Second Place*/1994: Quarter-finals/1996: Fourth Place/1998: Round 1/2000: Quarter-finals/2002: Quarter-finals/2004: Did not qualify/2006: Round 1/2008: Third Place/2010: Second Place/2012: Fourth Place/2013: Fourth Place KEY PLAYERS Asamoah Gyan: the prolific striker will be hoping to shove off recent off-field issues to lead the team to victory against Togo. The striker of the side is the leading top scorer for the national side of whom he has represented since age 17. His return to solid form will increase the chance of Ghana amassing maximum points against the buoyant Togolese. André Ayew: the son of Ghana legend Abedi Ayew Pele is looking at the opportunity of winning the trophy his father won as a youngster with Ghana in 1982. Ayew plays with poise and is always a constant threat to the opposition with his pace and zest. A typical team player, Ayew’s influence could be key to Ghana against Togo. Kwadwo Asamoah: The left footed Juventus midfielder unarguably remains Ghana’s most talented playmaker at the moment. Has vision, and his main abilities remains locating teammates with long passes and also has an eye for goal himself where he unleashes powerful left footed shots from distance. He will be the main target of the Togolese opposition. In 2013, Asamoah was ranked as the 27th best footballer in the world by Bloomberg. credit--------nana asare kweku
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