Togo’s coach Claude Le Roy has named a squad of 25 players, who will start preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations that will be hosted by Gabon early next year.

The squad consists of three goalkeepers, seven defenders, eleven midfielders and four strikers.

Nigeria based defender Douhadji Joseph returns to the squad with Nakadu Victor who plays for Entente 2 of Togo being the suprise inclusion.

Togo starts their residential training on 1st January 2017 with the coach expected to drop two players as he has promised that the squad will consist of 23 players.

The Hawks are in Group C together with Ivory Coast,DR Congo and Morocco.

Full squad:

Goalkeepers: Kossi Agassa (unattached), Baba Tchagouni (FC Marmande, France), Cédric Mensah (Le Mans, France)

Defenders: Serge Akakpo (Trabzonspor, Turquie), Sadate Ouro-Akoriko (Al Khaleej, Arabie Saoudite), Djene Dakonam (Saint-Trond, Belgique), Gafar Mamah (Dacia, Moldavie), Maklibè Kouloun (Dyto, Togo), Hakim Ouro-Sama (AS Togo Port, Dyto), Vincent Bossou (Young Africans,Tanzanie), Joseph Douhadji (Rivers United, Nigeria)

Midfielders: Alaixys Romao (Olympiacos, Grèce), Matthieu Dossevi (Standard Liège, Belgique), Floyd Ayité (Fulham, Angleterre), Henritsè Eninful (Doxa, Allemagne), Lalawele Atakora (Helsingborgs, Suède), Prince Segbefia (Goztepe, Turquie), Ihlas Bebou (Fortuna Dusseldorf, Allemagne), Franco Atchou (Dyto, Togo), Victor Nukafu (Entente II, Togo), Serge Gakpe (Genoa, Italie)

Forwads: Emmanuel Adebayor (unattached), Fo Doh Laba (Berkane, Maroc), Komlan Agbegniadan(WAFA, Ghana), Razak Boukari (Chateauroux, France)