Coach: Stephen Keshi
Tactics: Physical and committed.
Star Player: Emmanuel Adebayor - bustling striker whose experience will be crucial in Germany.
Verdict: Rank outsiders, Togo will enjoy the spotlight but little else in Germany. Tough group for Keshi's men to negotiate and the likes of France could really do some damage. The Africans will not lack effort though and their physical style should compensate for their technical deficiencies. Adebayor is key if they are to spring a surprise.
Ten things you didn’t know about Togo
1. French Togoland became Togo in 1960 (Togo's full country name is the Togolese Republic).
2. Togoville in southern Togo is where Voodoo practitioners were taken as slaves to Haiti (which is now a major centre for the practice).
3. During the second week in September, the Guin Festival in Glidji (30 miles from Togo's capital city Lome) is a huge tourist draw because of the unusual celebrations which include rituals that are both sacred and profane. Voodoo is the local religion so seeing people going into trances is a common sight.
4. Togo's official language (and the language of commerce) is French, but African languages Ewe, Mina, Kabye and Dagomba are also spoken.
5. The best place to buy batiks, wooden sculptures, leather work and other art effects is in the villages off the beaten track; it's considerably cheaper than the city markets and hotels, and you can ogle local artists at work.
6. The Ewe people consider the birth of twins a great blessing and offer kola nuts and water as thanks if they're blessed. Conversely, the Bassari consider the birth of twins bad luck; they used to kill one or both of them.
7. Togo's Internet country code is .tg
8. The Ewe people eat cat and abhor anyone who eats dogs, while the Kabye eat dog, but not cat.
9. Popular Togolese dishes include riz sauce arachide (rice with peanut sauce), abobo (cooked snails) and egbo pinon (smoked goat).
10. Some of the animals you might see in Togo (if you're lucky) are: waterbuck, duiker, oribi, bush pig, wart hog, hyena and vervet.
