The ManicaPost
TOGO goalkeeper Kossi Agassa’s house was vandalised, said coach Claude LeRoy.
Agassa’s home in Togo’s capital was placed under police protection after it was attacked on Friday by fans blaming Agassi for the 3-1 loss to Morocco.
“He was really affected when he heard the news,” said LeRoy.
Togo were bottom of Group C going into the final round of matches. The 38-year-old Agassa, who has played for Togo for 19 years, had a tough time against Morocco, conceding two goals from set-pieces and then allowing a long-range shot to skip past him for the third.
But he also helped Togo hold defending champions Ivory Coast to a 0-0 draw in their opening match.
“Agassa does not deserve such treatment,’’ LeRoy said. “We are all supporting him because, after all, football is a game. He is very upset and it has had an impact on the morale of the whole team, I think it has scarred him too much psychologically. His mum has so far found it difficult to talk about it, it was so stressful and a cause of panic for her.” — BBC SPORT.
