I'm not returning, says Togo coach after walkout

MUNICH, June 10 (Reuters) Togo coach Otto Pfister has resigned with immediate effect and says he does not plan to return to the negotiating table with officials after a pay dispute with the squad.

''I have resigned without notice. The players boycotted (three closed) training sessions and with that my basis to work has been removed,'' Pfister told Reuters today in a telephone interview after quitting overnight.

''It has destroyed a dream of my life.'' Asked whether he was open for further negotiations with officials, Pfister said no and added that he did not blame the players but the Togolese football association.

Togo, making their World Cup finals debut, face France, Switzerland and South Korea in Group G.

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