Mali x Togo ends in bloody riot

[Funky--K]

Umbelivable stuff. Kanoute was assaulted with a belt, and another Mali player was stabbed :X

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Kanouté Assaulted In Togo After Mali Win

Mali and Sevilla striker Fredi Kanouté was assaulted with a belt after his country's 2-0 win in Togo...




Mali secured their qualification for the African Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win in Togo on Friday, but reports have surfaced indicating that Fredi Kanouté is still recovering from injuries sustained after a riot on the pitch.

The Sevilla striker opened the scoring for the visitors after 37 minutes before Mamadou Diallo netted a second in stoppage time.

Following the final goal, some home fans threw missles onto the pitch, with a section of the Togo support also invading the field of play, attacking Kanouté and others.

Kanouté was hit with a belt and has since required stitches for his wounds, while Mamadi Sidibé of Stoke City required medical attention after a cut to his arm before the players took refuge in the dressing rooms.

Mali coach Jean Jodar told L'Equipe, "It was like a battlefield. In the changing rooms, there was blood everywhere."

The incidents came just hours after the Togolese Football Federation (FTF) encouraged home fans to come out and support les éperviers peacefully, warning the supporters that acts of violence would be punished by law.

Steve Michaels, Goal.com

 

[Filipower]

and this was in a qualifying match to a World Cup which is going to be played in Africa..

 

[1966+2006]

That's some f'cked up **** going down there. I'm interested to see what punishments are handed out.

 

[Avalanche]

This was just an African Nations Cup qualifier. They don't begin their road to South Africa/Hell until next year.

 

[Bobby]

This isn't the first time Mali's been involved in this **** either...

 

[Johnny_Big]

Lol hell.

This was qualification to CAN 2009, which is quite important stuff between African nations.

I bet they were watching 300 before assaulting the Mali guys.

"THIS IS SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

 

[MaSsiVe]

looking forward to 2010

 

[CapaJr]

Its perfectly understandable.
Economical and social issues these african nations face causes these people to become violent.
The only way to solve this problem is through proper education and also by investing into these countries.
Punishment is only a temporary solution, its never permanent.

 

[didy]

Wow you really are gonna save the world some day, I can already tell.

 

[1966+2006]

Its perfectly understandable.

Obviously for you...

 

[Sevillista]

looking forward to 2010

You ass, the World Cup is in South Africa and will mostly be attended by foreigners. What took place is a stain on the country of Togo, not on the continent of Africa.

 

[MaSsiVe]

You ass, my post was precisely directed to the fact that it'll take place in South Africa, not simply Africa.
I don't think I need to explain why...

 

[Sevillista]

You ass, my post was precisely directed to the fact that it'll take place in South Africa, not simply Africa.
I don't think I need to explain why...

I think you do, because that's not what your post was about at all.

 

[MaSsiVe]

in a nutshell, South Africa is a hellhole. rings any bells?

anyway think as you will, I know what I meant with my post and don't really give a flying fück about how you've interpreted it.

 

[Bobby]

South Africa's crime rate is obscenely high.

Murders: 2nd (Columbia)
Kidnappings: 9th
Deaths by Firearm: 2nd (Thailand)
Assualts (per cap.): Top
Rapes (per cap.): Top (by a country mile)

 

[KingPaulV]

While I wont excuse South Africa's more than questionable safety record, I will say that us westeners have a tendency of taking all problems that occur in any single African nation as an African problem; to a lot of people in this side of the world Africa is one big generalization, and nothing more. Some of it is bigotry, some of it racism, some is truth mixed with lies; is like when westeners think of Africa they use that common expression we got here in America..."Africa? oh yeah, SOL" ....sad really


btw if you dont know what SOL means then dont worry about it.

 

[Vagegast]

Its perfectly understandable.
Economical and social issues these african nations face causes these people to become violent.
The only way to solve this problem is through proper education and also by investing into these countries.
Punishment is only a temporary solution, its never permanent.

You know what though, at least the people of Mali haven't been responsible for any genocides in the last 100 years or so I think. Ya dig?

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Its perfectly understandable.
Economical and social issues these african nations face causes these people to become violent.
The only way to solve this problem is through proper education and also by investing into these countries.
Punishment is only a temporary solution, its never permanent.

Yes, foreign capitalist investment is what these nations need. How come no one has ever thought of that in regards to Africa? It's such a new idea and is clearly in the best interests of the people!

KingPaul is correct by the way. This isn't South Africa. While SA definitely has issues, this won't happen in that nation.

 

[Eagle Winged]

and this was in a qualifying match to a World Cup which is going to be played in Africa..

So your hysteria is at such a level, you didnt even bother reading past the second line of the article, merely so you could get your xenophobic nonsense in.

What the does a riot in a ANC 08 qualifier in Togo, between Togo and Mali, have to do with WC 2010 in South Africa? Are you really so ridiculously ignorant?

Do you remember this? ****! I'm never going to a football match in Europe again. Bloody animals, the lot of them!

 

[Filipower]

damn, who's hysterical now? relax man...