Saturday, June 10, 2006

Togo coach quits


Togo's World Cup plans have been thrown up in the air after coach Otto Pfister quit.
Pfister walked out of the job after storming out of the team's hotel on Friday night.
It is thought that Pfister walked out because of the ongoing row between Togo's players and the national football federation over bonuses for appearing at the finals.
The row has been rumbling on for some weeks now with players thought to be asking for £80,000 each to play in the tournament and then an additional £20,000 each per win and £10,000 per draw.
"I'm giving up my work as national trainer," Pfister told German newspaper Tagesspiegel.
"I will not be at the World Cup. I'm not going to let myself be messed around any longer."
Pfister's former assistant Kodjovi Mawuena has been placed in charge of the side for their Group G games.
Pfister only took charge of Togo at the start of the year after Stephen Keshi was axed following their poor performance in the African Cup of Nations.The decision leaves Togo's preparations in disarray as they get ready to play South Korea in their World Cup opener next Tuesday.