Bahrain won the friendly 3-0 but they were surprised by the poor
quality of the Togolese team with head coach Josef Hickersberger
describing the match in Riffa on Sept 7 as "boring" and "a wasted
opportunity".
However, it appears Bahrain's opponents were not an official
Togo team.
Togo sports minister Christophe Chao told Jeune Afrique: "Nobody
has ever been informed of such a game. We will conduct
investigations to uncover all those involved in this case."
According to the Gulf Daily News, BFA vice-president Shaikh Ali
bin Khalifa Al Khalifa confirmed Bahrain went through all the
correct channels in organising the match.
Shaikh Ali added all the paperwork received before the friendly
were officially signed and stamped from the Togolese Football
Federation.
The publication went on to report a letter listed a 20-member
Togo team, including each player's passport number and date of
birth.
However, a completely different list of 18 players was provided
by a team official a few minutes before the start of the match.
The Bahrain Football Association (BFA) said it had been arranged
under all the usual official procedures and through an agent they
had known for several years.
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