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Togo hoping for Adebayor comeback this week

Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been named in the squad to face Malawi in this week's 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier, paving the way for the former captain to come out of international retirement.

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Adebayor quit international soccer last April, saying he was haunted by events at the 2010 African Nations Cup in Angola where his team's bus was ambushed.

The Togo Football Federation (TFF) named the striker, on loan at Real Madrid from Manchester City, in a 22-man squad for Saturday's match in Malawi but said he had not joined the team yet.

"It's important that he returns to the team. Steps are being made in the right direction (for Adebayor to) show his patriotism," TFF president Gabriel Ameyi was quoted as saying by www.togofootballnews.com.

"He has told me to send the invitation, That's what we did."


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