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Freddie Kanouté threatened by rioting fans in WCQ

  • 29-03-2005 6:14pm
    #1
    Cianan2
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    From: Sky sports news:
    Mali had led their World Cup qualifier against Togo until the 83rd minute, when Togo turned the game on its head with two quick goals.

    Kanoute and Mamadou Bayoko are seen as Mali's leading players, and they were targeted by a crowd of 70,000 who stormed the pitch shouting: "Give us Frederic Kanoute and Mamadou Bayoko. We are going to kill them."

    Kanoute had since disappeared, with a Spurs official confirming that they were unable to contact the striker.

    However, Kanoute is back home and he told the club's website: "I am fine, just a little tired after the travelling."

    Spurs' £4 million signing annoyed the club last year by deciding to ignore previous French connections, in favour of playing for Mali in the African Cup of Nations.

    This decision may well prove to have been the wrong one for Kanoute, and it remains to be seen if he will represent Mali again.

    Bet he wishes he chose france.....Talk about die hard fans,eh?!


Comments

  • #2
    p.pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭p.pete


    Pretty amazing story - don't imagine he'll be returning there any time soon...


  • #3
    PHB
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    Yeah, hope he never plays for them again adn FIFA allow him to switch country, teach em a lesson


  • #4
    Big Ears
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    PHB wrote:
    Yeah, hope he never plays for them again adn FIFA allow him to switch country, teach em a lesson


    France won't pick him so he's pretty much stuck with Mali or nothing .


  • #5
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Might have an Irish heritage somewhere, everyone else seems to. It could be a type of footballing asylum from the persecution he faces in his native land.

    [/sarcasm]


  • #6
    p.pete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭p.pete


    MrJoeSoap wrote:
    Might have an Irish heritage somewhere, everyone else seems to. It could be a type of footballing asylum from the persecution he faces in his native land.

    [/sarcasm]
    He once met and shook hands with Tony Cascarino in a French bar/cafe - the Irishness kind of just rubbed off :)


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  • #7
    MrJoeSoap
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    p.pete wrote:
    He once met and shook hands with Tony Cascarino in a French bar/cafe - the Irishness kind of just rubbed off :)

    God yeah, Big Cas just oozes the Oirish charm.


  • #8
    Töpher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭Töpher


    MrJoeSoap wrote:
    God yeah, Big Cas just oozes the Oirish charm.
    Along with several other unidentifiable thingymajigies.


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