Togo head coach Tom Saintfiet has named a team of 23 players ahead of 2018 FIFA World Cup second round qualifier against Uganda Cranes on Thursday 12 at Kegue Stadium, Lome.

The team boasts predominantly foreign based pros with just a handful home based professionals.

They include Tanzania based defender Vicent Bossou of Yanga SC, midfielder Serge Gakpe of Genoa, Italy and strikers Jonathan Ayite of Alanyaspor in Turkey and Calmaldine Abraw of Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa.

Still missing is former skipper Emmanuel Adebayor who has not been actively playing since June and remains club less after being released by Tottenham of England.

The return leg of the match will be played 3 days later in Uganda on Sunday 15 – aggregate winner moves to the group stage of the qualifiers.

Togo Team:

Goalkeepers: Cedric Mensah/Colmar/ France
Djehani Nguissan/Dyto/ Togo
Yakobou Nourodin/Semassi/ Togo

Defenders: Mamah Gafar /Dacia / Moldavia
Serge Akakpo/Trabzon 1461 /Turkey
Mawouna Amevor/ Notts County/England
Djene Dakonam/Alcorcon/ Spain
Donou Kokou /Semassi/ Togo
Nawoklo Kossivi /Port Togo/Togo
Sadat Ouro Akoriko/Al Faisaly/ Saudi Arabia
Vincent Bossou /Yanga/ Tanzania
Dadzie Kodjovi/ Gomido/ Togo

Midfielders: Romao Alaixys /Olimpique Marseille /France
Floyd Ayite / Bastia / France
Dove Wome/ Supersport / S.Africa /
Henritse Eninful /Doxa/ Cyprus
Lalawele Atakora/ Helsinborg /Sweden
Mathieu Dossevi/Standard Liege / Belgium
Serge Gakpe / Genoa /Italy

Strikers: Jonathan Ayite /Alanyaspor/ Turkey
Mawuena Kwame / Stade Malien /Mali
Camaldine Abraw /Kaizer Chiefs /South Africa
Placca Fessou /KFC Osterhoozen/Belgium

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