Togo's government will fight the country's suspension from the next two Africa Cup of Nations football tournaments, after branding their ban "insulting".
The Confederation of African Football suspended the Hawks and fined them $70,000 for withdrawing after a gun attack on the team bus in Angola.
Two members of Togo's delegation were killed in the ambush on January 8th, two days before the tournament began.
Following the attack there followed a period of confusion, but the players were ultimately called home for three days of national mourning by their government.
But Caf deemed that move amounted to political interference, leading to the sanction.
Togo's French coach, Hubert Velud, has expressed astonishment at the decision, saying he wants to know whether Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Uefa chief Michel Platini support the ban.
