Rivers United defender, Yaovi Joseph Douhadji has been named in Togo&rsquo;s provisional squad to compete at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Gabon.<br /><br />Douhadji is on the books of last season&rsquo;s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) runners up, Rivers United is one of seven defenders called up by Togo national team head coach, Claude Leroy.<br /><br />The 22-year-old strongman now wants to go one better as he has now set his sights on making the final 23-man list for the tournament. <br /><br />&ldquo;To be named among the best 25 players in my country is an extremely important thing.<br /><br />&ldquo;Now, I want to focus on working hard try to get the nod of the coach to make the final list.<br /><br />&ldquo;To represent my country at the Afcon will be a thing of great pride and I want to work hard to see that it happens,&rdquo; he told the club&rsquo;s official website, www.riversunitedfc.com.ng.<br /><br />Togo is in Group C of the 2017 Afcon alongside the Ivory Coast, Congo DR and Morocco.<br /><br />