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Spurs unable to contact Kanoute
Spurs and Mali's Frederic Kanoute
Spurs say that they are unable to contact Fredi Kanoute
English club Tottenham Hotspur say that they are still trying to make contact with Mali's Frederic Kanoute.
The striker has not been in touch since Eagles fans threatened to kill him when their pitch invasion ended a World Cup qualifier against Togo in Bamako.
Mali were a goal up until the 83rd minute when Togo scored two quick goals that looked certain to win the match for them - until some of the 70,000 crowd rioted and stormed on to the pitch.
The fans shouted: "Give us Frederic Kanoute and Mamadou Bagayoko. We are going to kill them."
A Spurs official said that he had tried to telephone the former West Ham and Lyon striker but had only the response of an answer-machine.
He added that it was not quite clear when Kanoute was due to return to England.
"Naturally there is a lot of concern over the press reports but we are trying to contact Fredi to ascertain his situation as soon as possible," said the spokesman.
Bamako was said to be in a state of turmoil after residents joined football fans in looting and destruction after the match.
Police used tear gas as rioters tried to ransack the offices of the Mali Football Federation and burned down the building which contains the Mali Olympic Committee.
Last year, Kanoute caused disruption at Spurs by informing the club he was going to play for Mali at the African Cup of Nations in the middle of the Premiership season despite his previous international connections with France.
The 27-year-old claimed qualification for Mali through his parents.
Kurzzusammenfassung: Tottenham hat es noch nicht geschafft, einen Kontakt zu ihrem Spieler Kanoute herzustellen. Das Spiel Malis gegen Togo war abgebrochen worden, nachdem Zuschauer das Spielfeld gestürmt hatten. U.a. wurde gerufen "Gebt und Kanoute und Bakayoko, wir werden sie umbringen." Kanoute, obwohl ehemaliger französischer Jugendnationalspieler, hatte im letzten Jahr von der neuen Fifa-Regelung gebrauch gemacht, die einen Wechsel des Nationalverbandes ermöglichte.
Naja, wollen wir hoffen, daß der gute nur sein Telefon verloren hat.
Spurs unable to contact Kanoute
Spurs and Mali's Frederic Kanoute
Spurs say that they are unable to contact Fredi Kanoute
English club Tottenham Hotspur say that they are still trying to make contact with Mali's Frederic Kanoute.
The striker has not been in touch since Eagles fans threatened to kill him when their pitch invasion ended a World Cup qualifier against Togo in Bamako.
Mali were a goal up until the 83rd minute when Togo scored two quick goals that looked certain to win the match for them - until some of the 70,000 crowd rioted and stormed on to the pitch.
The fans shouted: "Give us Frederic Kanoute and Mamadou Bagayoko. We are going to kill them."
A Spurs official said that he had tried to telephone the former West Ham and Lyon striker but had only the response of an answer-machine.
He added that it was not quite clear when Kanoute was due to return to England.
"Naturally there is a lot of concern over the press reports but we are trying to contact Fredi to ascertain his situation as soon as possible," said the spokesman.
Bamako was said to be in a state of turmoil after residents joined football fans in looting and destruction after the match.
Police used tear gas as rioters tried to ransack the offices of the Mali Football Federation and burned down the building which contains the Mali Olympic Committee.
Last year, Kanoute caused disruption at Spurs by informing the club he was going to play for Mali at the African Cup of Nations in the middle of the Premiership season despite his previous international connections with France.
The 27-year-old claimed qualification for Mali through his parents.
Kurzzusammenfassung: Tottenham hat es noch nicht geschafft, einen Kontakt zu ihrem Spieler Kanoute herzustellen. Das Spiel Malis gegen Togo war abgebrochen worden, nachdem Zuschauer das Spielfeld gestürmt hatten. U.a. wurde gerufen "Gebt und Kanoute und Bakayoko, wir werden sie umbringen." Kanoute, obwohl ehemaliger französischer Jugendnationalspieler, hatte im letzten Jahr von der neuen Fifa-Regelung gebrauch gemacht, die einen Wechsel des Nationalverbandes ermöglichte.
Naja, wollen wir hoffen, daß der gute nur sein Telefon verloren hat.
