Showing posts with label Togo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Togo. Show all posts

Tuesday, 10 December 2024

AFRICAN NATIONS WITH THE MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES AND BETTER PERFORMANCE

 1. Cameroon πŸ‡¨πŸ‡² (8 Times)

- 1982

- 1990

- 1994

- 1998

- 2002

- 2010

- 2014

- 2022

Best Result (Quarter Finals)


2. Morocco πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ (6 Times)

- 1970

- 1986

- 1994

- 1998

- 2018

- 2022

Best Result (4th)


3. Nigeria πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬ (6 Times)

- 1994

- 1998

- 2002

- 2010

- 2014

- 2018

Best Result (Round of 16)


4. Ghana πŸ‡¬πŸ‡­ (4 Times)

- 2006

- 2010

- 2014

- 2022

Best Result (Quarter Finals)


5. Algeria πŸ‡©πŸ‡Ώ (4 Times)

- 1982

- 1986

- 2010

- 2014

Best Result (Round of Two)


6. Senegal πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡³ (3 Times)

- 2002

- 2018

- 2022

Best Result (Quarter Finals)


Tunisia could not make it on the list due to her poor World Cup performance though with quite a good number of participations

Tunisia πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡³ (6 Times)

- 1978

- 1998

- 2002

- 2006

- 2018

- 2022

Best Result (Never passed group stage)


The rest countries like South Africa (2 + 1 as hosts) , Egypt (3), Ivory Coast (3), Congo DR (1), Angola (1) and Togo (1) all have poor outings at the World Cup.


In the Photo: At Gelsenkirchen at the 1974 World Cup, and aready 0-3 down, Zaire's Bwanga Tshimen (4), Kibonge Mafu (15) and Lobilo Boba (5) line-up to defend a free kick against Brazil's (L-R) are... Jairzinho, Paulo Cesar Carpegiani, Rivelino and Francisco Marinho. Zaire were the first and only African country at the world cup in 1974.






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Sunday, 15 October 2023

EMMANUEL ADEBABAYOR: ARSENAL FANS SHOULD MOVE ON FROM MANCHESTER CITY CELEBRATIONS


As Sky Sports News speaks to Emmanuel Adebayor in Togo, he seems to have found peace in retirement.

The former Arsenal and Tottenham striker hung up his boots in March this year, after a career that saw him win the African Footballer of the Year award in 2007 and 2008.

Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Monday, 5 September 2016

AFCON 2017 QUALIFIERS: UGANDA MAKES IT TO THE FINALS SINCE 1978


Uganda Cranes have qualified for the African Cup of Nations for the first time since 1978...Uganda beat Comoros 1-0 to secure a spot in Gabon...The other team in that group that has qualified is Burkina Faso...


They beat Botswana 2-1 to lead the group...Other teams that went through are Tunisia, Congo, Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Morocco, Senegal, Zimbabwe and Togo...


The games will have 13 teams plus the host Gabon and will commence on January 5th next year.

Thursday, 10 September 2015

TOGO: ADEBAYOR THROWN OUT OF NATIONAL SQUAD


Emmanuel Adebayor, Tottenham Hotspurs player, has been booted out of his national team for being too snobbish.