Times Of Swaziland: ‘CR7’ COUNTERPART TO FACE SIHLANGU

‘CR7’ COUNTERPART TO FACE SIHLANGU
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Machawe Fakudze on 10/06/2023 07:17:00


MBABANE – As Togo named their final troops to face Eswatini, Saudi Arabia’s
Al Nasr youngster has been selected to face the national team Sihlangu.
Togo coach Paulo Duarte has revealed the list of players who will take part in
the next training camp to be based in South Africa from tomorrow. Among the
players who made the cut was Kodjo Jean Claude Aziangbe, who will make his
maiden appearance in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B Qualifiers.
Kodjo is world superstar player Cristiano ‘CR7’ Ronaldo’s teammate in
Saudi Arabia. Other than Kodjo,the squad comprise of experienced stars while
five players from their local league champions LONATO are in the team. Two
players who missed the March camp due to injuries, Fessou Placca and Klousseh
Agbozo, have returned to the fold.
The Togo team will face Eswatini next  Sunday at the Mbombela Stadium in
Nelspruit, South Africa. The match will kick off at 5pm. Before that, Togo will
play a friendly match against Lesotho on June 14 in Johannesburg. Eswatini also
played Lesotho last week and won 1-0 while losing 2-1 as they played two
practice matches at Mavuso Sports Centre on Manzini.
Togo are currently bottom of Group B of the qualifiers with two points from four
games. They still have a slim chance of qualifying if they win their remaining
matches against Eswatini and Cape Verde, just like Sihlangu needs the two
matches to qualify for the first time. The Eswatini Football Association (EFA)
has revealed that it will be E50 to watch the game. The E50 is the cost per
ticket while travelling fans will part with E370 to return on the same day if
they opt for the Sihlangu supporters’ transport.