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The Togolese Sports Federation has suspended an assistant coach of Togo's soccer team for three years after he took a fake team masquerading as the national side to play a match in Bahrain that ended 3-0 against the West African tiny country. The match took place on September 7.

"The organization, the preparation and supervision of the match were planned by (assistant coach) Tchanile Bana," the football federation said in a statement.

Bana had already been suspended for two years for organizing a match in Egypt in July without the knowledge of Togo's sports authorities.