The players wanted to stay but the government for their reasons did n't want the Togolese to stay CAF president Issa Hayatou has exclusively told CNN that Togo were not disqualified from the Africa Cup of Nations . Hayatou insisted CNN had not been expelled from the tournament in Luanda but were granted dispensation . Togo flew home on Monday after two of their travelling party were killed and two players seriously injured by a machine-gun attack .
CAF president Issa Hayatou has exclusively told CNN that Togo were not disqualified from the Africa Cup of Nations . Hayatou insisted CNN had not been expelled from the tournament in Luanda but were granted dispensation . Togo flew home on Monday after two of their travelling party were killed and two players seriously injured by a machine-gun attack .