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- ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Togo" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ↑ Ouro-Nimini Tchagnirou – FIFA competition record (archived)
