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Togo Football Federation renew contract of Claude Le Roy; tasked to qualify for AFCON and FIFA World Cup

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Claude Le Roy will continue has head coach of the Togo national team as his contract has been renewed by the Togo Football Federation.

After failing to qualify the Sparrow Hawks to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, people called for the head of the Frenchman but the Togo football leadership have kept a faith in the experienced gaffer.

Football Federation president Guy Akpovy made the announcement of the contract extension on Monday(january 27).

Upon renewing his contract, Le Roy has been tasked to guide Togo to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon and also qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The 71-year-old tactician was appointed coach of Togo in April 2016 replacing Tom Sainfiet.

Togo are grouped alongside Comoros, Kenya and Egypt in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications where they lie bottom after two games.

The Sparrow Hawks are also in same group with Senegal, Congo and Namibia in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

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