Komlan Amewou (born 15 December 1983) is a Togolese former professional

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who played as a

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. He

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for the Togo national team.

Club career

Amewou was born in

Lomé Lomé ( , ) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Togo, largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437

, Togo. In January 2008 he moved from Togo-based club

OC Agaza OC Agaza is a Togolese football club based in Lomé. They play in the top division in Togolese football. Their home stadium is Stade Agoè-Nyivé. Achievements *Togolese Championnat National: 2 :: 1980, 1984 * Coupe du Togo: 5 :: 1979, 1981, 1 ...

to Norwegian club

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. Before moving back to Togo he was one of the best midfielders in Ghana, he played for

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. On 11 June 2010, the French

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club

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signed the Togolese midfielder on a three-year contract, he joined for an undisclosed fee from Strømsgodset IF.

International career

Amewou was a member of the Togo national team. In 2013 he played in all matches at

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where his team reached the quarter-finals.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Amewou goal.''

Notes

1983 births Living people Footballers from Lomé Togolese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Togo men's international footballers 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Eliteserien players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Libyan Premier League players Heart of Lions F.C. players FC Gloria Buzău players Olympic Azzaweya SC players OC Agaza players Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Nîmes Olympique players Al-Shaab CSC players Sur SC players UAE First Division League players Togolese expatriate men's footballers Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Ghana Expatriate men's footballers in Ghana Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Libya Expatriate men's footballers in Libya Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Togolese expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Togolese expatriate sportspeople in Oman Expatriate men's footballers in Oman 21st-century Togolese sportsmen {{Togo-footy-bio-stub