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Adebayor removed from Togo squad

Emmanuel Adebayor will not feature as Togo starts its Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign versus Liberia next weekend.

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been removed from the Togo squad after failing to join up with the team on time.

Togo starts its qualification campaign for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations against Liberia next Sunday. But it will do so without Adebayor, Reims goalkeeper Kossi Agassa and Bastia attacking midfielder Floyd Ayite, who also showed up late.

"I have no problem with the players as individuals," coach Tom Saintfiet told BBC Sport. "It's their choice not to come to the hotel, not to be part of the group, and that makes the choice for me very easy to say these players are now not able to be part of the national team.