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Bana Tchanilé
Bana Tchanilé is a former football coach, he has been in charge of the Togo national football team on at least two occasions, in 2000 and in 2004. On 7 September 2010, Togo allegedly played Bahrain in a friendly losing the match 3–0. However, on 14 September, the Togo FA claimed that a fake team had played against Bahrain. Bahrain's head coach Josef Hickersberger rated the match as a missed opportunity for his team to prepare for the West Asian Championships starting in September. Togo's Sport Minister Christophe Tchao said to the ''Jeune Afrique'' magazine that nobody in Togo had "ever been informed of such a game". On 20 September 2010, it was revealed that Tchanilé was the culprit and the Togo FA have given him a three-year ban in addition to the two-year ban he got in July 2010 for taking Togo players to play a tournament in Egypt. The match fixing has been linked to Wilson Raj Perumal and the Singaporean match-fixing syndicate A syndicate is a self-organizing gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togolese Football Federation
The Togolese Football Federation () or FTF is the governing body of football in Togo. In 2006, the Togo national football team participated for first time in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Staff * President: Col.Kossi Gbézondé AKPOVY * 1st Vice President: Amah Aklisso * 2nd Vice President: Agoro MEDJASSIRIBI * Men's Coach: Paulo Duarte * Women's Coach: Kaï Tomety * * Leagues There are 9 major football leagues in Togo. * Lomé Commune ''Lomé'' * Ligue Maritime Est ''Aného, Tabligbo, Vo, Togoville, Akoumapé'' * Ligue Maritime Ouest ''Lomé: Tsévié and Kévé prefectures'' * Ligue de Kloto ''Kpalimé, Amou, Danyi'' * Ligue des Plateaux Est ''Atakpamé, Notse, Tohoun'' * Ligue des Plateaux Ouest ''Amlamé, Badou'' * Ligue du Centre ''Sokodé, Tchamba, Sotouboua, Bassar, Blitta, Gérin-Kouka'' * Ligue de la Kara ''Kara, Niamtougou, Pagouda, Bafilo'' * Ligue des Savanes ''Dapaong, Mango, Kantè, Barkoissi, Bombouaka'' Clubs Notable FTF football clubs. * Abou O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Hickersberger
Josef Hickersberger (born 27 April 1948) is a former professional football player and former coach of the Austria national football team and Austrian club side Rapid Wien. Club career Hickersberger was born in Amstetten, Austria. He started his playing career with Austria Wien, where he was brought in by Ernst Ocwirk in 1966. After six successful seasons he was sold for 2.1 million schillings to Bundesliga side Kickers Offenbach. He later moved on to Fortuna Düsseldorf, then returned to Austria to join SSW Innsbruck and finished his professional career with Rapid Vienna. He continued playing for amateur sides Badener AC, UFC Pama, SV Forchtenstein and WSV Traisen where he took up his first coaching posts. International career Hickersberger made his debut for Austria in May 1968 against Romania and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He earned 39 caps, scoring five goals. His last international match was at the World Cup in 1978 against West Germany, a game dubbed ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 WAFF Championship
The 2010 WAFF Championship was the 6th edition of the West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for selected West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Jordan, after Lebanon was deemed not capable of hosting. The competition was eventually won for the first time by Kuwait, after beating the three-time defending champions, Iran. Participants 9 members from 13 members of WAFF participated in this tournament. Note: * , , and did not enter. Draw Nine teams entered the tournament and were drawn into three groups of three teams. The draw for the competition was made on Thursday 1 July 2010. Venue Squads Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Ranking of second-placed teams Knockout phase Semi-finals ---- Final Champion Goalscorers ;4 goals * Ali Al-Nono ;3 goals * Mustafa Karim ;2 goals * Ismaeel Abdullatif * Hadi Aghili * Milad Meydavoudi * Hassan Abdel-Fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Raj Perumal
Wilson Raj Perumal (born 31 July 1965) is a Singaporean convicted match-fixer. Perumal is accused on several match fixing scandals, including Asiagate in 2007–2009 and the 2008–2011 Finnish match-fixing scandal. He was first jailed for match-fixing in 1995 in Singapore. In the same year, Perumal traveled to England on behalf of a Singaporean match-fixing boss to fix two FA Cup matches. According to his autobiography, Perumal and an associate attempted to bribe Birmingham's goalkeeper Ian Bennett and Chelsea's goalkeeper Dmitri Kharine, failing both times. In February 2011, Perumal was arrested in Finland and later sentenced to two years in prison. He served a year in Finnish prison and was then turned over to authorities in Hungary. Five years later Perumal was again in Finland and tried to buy Atlantis FC with a new name. During his stay in Finnish prison, Perumal spoke to Finnish authorities and revealed a global network of match-fixers based in Singapore. Blaming oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north. In its early history, Singapore was a maritime emporium known as '' Temasek''; subsequently, it was part of a major constituent part of several successive thalassocratic empires. Its contemporary era began in 1819, when Stamford Raffles established Singapore as an entrepôt trading post of the British Empire. In 1867, Singapore came under the direct control of Britain as part of the Straits Settlements. During World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Match-fixing
In organized sports, match fixing (also known as game fixing, race fixing, throwing, rigging, hippodroming, or more generally sports fixing) is the act of playing or officiating a contest with the intention of achieving a predetermined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. There are many reasons why match fixing might take place, including receiving bribes from bookmakers or sports bettors, and blackmail. Competitors may also intentionally perform poorly to gain a future advantage, such as a better draft pick* * * * * or to face an easier opponent in a later round of competition.* * * * A player might also play poorly to rig a handicap system. Match fixing, when motivated by gambling, requires contacts (and normally money transfers) between gamblers, players, team officials, and/or referees. These contacts and transfers can sometimes be discovered, and lead to prosecution by the law or the sports league(s). In contrast, losing for future advantag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syndicate
A syndicate is a self-organizing group of individuals, companies, corporations or entities formed to transact some specific business, to pursue or promote a shared interest. Etymology The word ''syndicate'' comes from the French word ''syndicat'' which means "administrator" or "representative" ('' syndic'' meaning "administrator"), from the Latin word ''syndicus'' which in turn comes from the Greek word σύνδικος (''syndikos''), which means "caretaker of an issue"; compare to ombudsman or representative. Definition The ''Merriam Webster Dictionary'' defines syndicate as a group of people or businesses that work together as a team. This may be a council or body or association of people or an association of concerns, officially authorized to undertake a duty or negotiate business with an office or jurisdiction. It may mean an association of racketeers in organized crime. It may refer to a business concern that sells materials for publication (newspaper, radio, TV, inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan Seet Eng
Tan Seet Eng (), "Mysterious Singaporean Man Controls Italian Games from a Distance" 17 February 2013. Accessed 17 Dec 2013. also known by the , is a Singaporean businessman. He has faced charges of match fixing in Italy since 2011 and Hungary since 2013 as part of the ''Calcio scommesse'' scandal. Despite Interpol considering him the "boss" of the "world's largest and most aggressive match-fixing syndicate", he was not arrested in Singapore until late 2013 since it lacks an extradition treaty with the European Union. Personal life Tan was born on 29 April 1964,The Fix: Match-fixing Singapore Style . ''Invisible Dog'', No. 7. Jul 2012. Accessed 17 December 2013. and did not graduate from secondary school. In the early 1990s, he spent less than a year in jail for illegal |
Tchakala Tchanilé
Tchakala Tchanilé (born 30 March 1969) is a Togolese football coach and former player who managed the Togo national team. Playing career Tchanilé played in Germany between 1992 and 1995. He represented Togo at senior international level, appearing in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. Coaching career Tchanilé earned his coaching badges while living in Germany. He coached a number of club sides, including Maranatha and Dyto (both of Togo), as well as Nigerien team JST Niamey. He was appointed as the head coach of Togo in June 2014 on a six-month contract, succeeding Frenchman Didier Six, whom he had previously assisted in the role. Personal life He is the younger brother of Bana Tchanilé Bana Tchanilé is a former football coach, he has been in charge of the Togo national football team on at least two occasions, in 2000 and in 2004. On 7 September 2010, Togo allegedly played Bahrain in a friendly losing the match 3–0. However, .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togo National Football Team Managers
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It is one of the least developed countries and extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. It is a small, tropical country, spanning with a population of approximately 8 million, and it has a width of less than between Ghana and its eastern neighbour Benin. Various peoples settled the boundaries of present-day Togo between the 11th and 16th centuries. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, the coastal region served primarily as a European slave trading outpost, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast". In 1884, during the scramble for Africa, Germany established a protectorate in the region called Togoland. After World War I, Togo was transferred to France with its contemporary borders. Togo gained independence from France in 1960. In 1967, Gnassingbé Eyadéma led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |