The people of Togo will feel Nations Cup fever all around them.

The little west African nation sits between the two hosts, Ghana and Nigeria, and the distance from the capital city, Lome, to where they play their matches in Accra in Ghana is just 165 km.

On the pitch, the Togolese also know how to get in among the big boys.

At Burkina '98 they created one of the upsets of the finals by beating Ghana in a dramatic finale to an exciting group game.

With the scores at 1-1, substitute Cougbadja squeezed in a remarkable 90th minute winner to record their first ever victory in a match in these finals.

To qualify this time the Togolese have also had to hold off some nations of greater stature; ultimately a draw in Morocco and a 2-0 home victory over Guinea helped secure their place at what will be their fourth finals.

But missing this time will be some of the heroes of the victory over Ghana in '98.

Goalkeeper Nibombe Wake is unlikely to start as his nation's number one.

That mantle has been passed to 22-year-old Kossi Agassa, while in attack the much respected Bachiron Salou says he will not play for his country, but will stay in Europe and play for his club, Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany.

Togo squad
		Coach: Gottlieb Goeller, Germany
		Wake Nimombe	Goldfields, Ghana
		Messan Ametekodo	Dyto Lome
		Yao Senaya	Red Star, France
		Massamesso Tchangai	De Graafschap, Netherlands
		Yaovi Abalo	Amiens, France
		Abibou Tchagnao	FC Basle, Switzerland
		Tadjou Salou	Servette, Switzerland
		Lantame Ouadja	Servette, Switzerland
		Koffi Fiawoo	Lorient, France
		Maman Sherif Toure	Al Jazira, United Arab Emirates
		Franck Dote	Wongosport, Gabon
		Yao Aziawonou	FC Sion, Switzerland
		Komlan Assignon	Cannes, France
		Franck Atsou	Ashanti Kotoko, Ghana
		Abdou Moumouni	Togo Telcom
		Kossi Agassa	Etoile Filante
		Abdelkader Coubabdja	Lugano, Switzerland
		Bachirou Salou	Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany
		Akakpo Patron	(replacement)
		Djima Oyawole	Louhans-Cuiseaux, France
		Mohamed Coubageat	Maranatha
		Kokouvi Pedomey	Entente II