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Tata Avlessi calls on authorities to honor victims' memory



Thirteen (13) Togolese perished in the Lungi crash ten years ago, after a match between Sierra Leone and Togo, the result of the victory of the national team. On the occasion of the commemoration of this sad anniversary, the former president of the Togolese Football Federation, Tata Adaglo Avlessi launches a call to the Togolese authorities that he invites to honor the memory of the victims. It is through a communiqué, the contents of which are as follows.



Communicated

03 June 2007-03 June 2017, ten years ago, Togolese football was struck by a drama.

While the national team had achieved a resounding feat against Sierra Leone's Lone Stars, part of the delegation was the victim of a helicopter crash in Lungi, Sierra Leone, which killed 22 people, including 13 Togolese.

On this sad anniversary day, I bow before the memory of these illustrious martyrs of Togolese football.

10 years after this tragedy, I appeal once again to a collective awareness in the Togolese sporting world in order to honor for ever the memory of our brave fellow countrymen while defending the honor of the mother country.

I also urge the authorities to accede to the grievances of the relatives of the victims, in this case the erection of the stele to immortalize the memory of the illustrious disappeared.

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