A ban preventing Togo from competing at the next two African Nations Cups was officially lifted today.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed sanctions, which were imposed on the country after they withdrew from the 2010 tournament in Angola earlier this year, would no longer stand.
Togo pulled out of the tournament in January after a terrorist attack on their team bus in the region of Cabinda left three people dead.
Today’s decision came after a meeting by CAF’s Executive Committee in Cairo this morning, where president Issa Hayatou was to have made the request following a mediation hearing with Fifa head Sepp Blatter last week.
“The Executive Committee of the African Confederation of Football, in its meeting held in Cairo on Friday May 14th, at the request of President Issa Hayatou decided to lift the suspension preventing Togo from playing in the two upcoming African Nations Cups,” read a statement on www.cafonline.com.
“Following the lifting of the sanction, Togo is now reintegrated in the preliminaries of the African Nations Cup 2012.”