Togo Team Bus Attacked By Gunmen
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African Cup of Nations - Togo bus 'attacked by rebels'
Eurosport - Fri, 08 Jan 16:42:00 2010
Reports have emerged that the Togo national team bus has been machine-gunned by Angolan rebels on the Congolese border.
The squad includes Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor (top right).
Three Togo players and the bus driver are reported to have been injured.
"I am fine but several players are in a bad way," Nantes striker Thomas Dossevi is reported to have old Radio Monte Carlo.
"We are still at hospital. We were attacked like dogs and had to hide for 20 minutes under the seats to avoid the bullets."
African Cup of Nations - Togo bus 'attacked by rebels'
Eurosport - Fri, 08 Jan 16:42:00 2010
Reports have emerged that the Togo national team bus has been machine-gunned by Angolan rebels on the Congolese border.
The squad includes Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor (top right).
Three Togo players and the bus driver are reported to have been injured.
"I am fine but several players are in a bad way," Nantes striker Thomas Dossevi is reported to have old Radio Monte Carlo.
"We are still at hospital. We were attacked like dogs and had to hide for 20 minutes under the seats to avoid the bullets."
Walk it off.
If its really bad, we'll stretch to the buckets, cold water and sponge. Fixes everything from slight knocks to exit wounds
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Terrible situation and all, but I really hope Adebayor is among the injured.
*isn't so sure*
Hi David
Nogo
[quote author=Mystic link=topic=38345.msg1029914#msg1029914 date=1262977647]
if you know three men are injured is it really that bad to hope it's a particular one? because at the end of the day if it isn't adebayor it's someone else
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You're weird.
if you know three men are injured is it really that bad to hope it's a particular one? because at the end of the day if it isn't adebayor it's someone else
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You're weird.
sometimes the driver is on it and deliberately slows the bus down or heads into the ambush or tips off the gunmen. so they might have made sure to take him out first so he doesn't talk
[quote author=monsieurdantes link=topic=38345.msg1029972#msg1029972 date=1262981473]
sometimes the driver is on it and deliberately slows the bus down or heads into the ambush or tips off the gunmen. so they might have made sure to take him out first so he doesn't talk
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hahahahaha
sometimes the driver is on it and deliberately slows the bus down or heads into the ambush or tips off the gunmen. so they might have made sure to take him out first so he doesn't talk
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hahahahaha
[quote author=monsieurdantes link=topic=38345.msg1029972#msg1029972 date=1262981473]
sometimes the driver is on it and deliberately slows the bus down or heads into the ambush or tips off the gunmen. so they might have made sure to take him out first so he doesn't talk
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Let's ask Rebel.
sometimes the driver is on it and deliberately slows the bus down or heads into the ambush or tips off the gunmen. so they might have made sure to take him out first so he doesn't talk
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Let's ask Rebel.
Togo have withdrawn from the tournament
Now if the same happens in the World Cup to Brazil, Agrentina, Spain, Italy, Holland, Germany and a couple of others then England might have a chance.
Togo have pulled out of the Africa Cup of Nations as the death toll following the attack on their team bus in Angola rose to three, according to reports.
The driver and two non-playing staff have died. Two players were shot and injured in Friday's attack in Cabinda.
Organisers insist the tournament will go ahead and are stepping up security.
But Togo midfielder Alaixys Romao told French paper L'Equipe: "We're talking to the other teams in our group to try to convince them to boycott too."
Togo were due to play Ghana in their opening match in Cabinda on Monday.
Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso are the other teams in Group B.
Togo coach Hubert Velud told French radio station RMC that he thought the Angolan authorities should consider cancelling the entire tournament.
"We can at least pose ourselves that question," he said. "It's an act of barbarism while we are here to celebrate African football.
"We left the hospital a short time ago to come to the centre for the teams in the competition. We stayed in the hospital a long time so that we could be very united.
"In these situations you become a bit paranoid, you doubt everything. We don't feel that the authorities are taking this very seriously."
Togo captain, and Manchester City striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, who was on the coach but unharmed, has been told by his club that he will be given as much time as needed to recover from the attack.
On Friday he said many of his team-mates wanted to go home.
He told BBC Afrique: "It's a football game, it's one of the biggest tournaments in Africa and a lot of people would love to be in our position but I don't think anybody would be prepared to give their life.
You cannot sleep after what we have seen - one of your team-mates with bullets in his body in front of you, crying and losing consciousness
Emmanuel Adebayor
"If I am alive I can still play football tomorrow and in one year maybe even another Cup of Nations but I am not ready to pass away now."
The driver of the Togo team bus was killed in the incident, while nine others were injured including two players, an assistant manager, physio, goalkeeping coach and another coach.
Defender Serge Akakpo, who plays for Romanian club Vaslui, was hit by two bullets and lost a lot of blood in the attack in Angola's oil-rich territory of Cabinda, which is due to host seven matches.
Adebayor said the players were unsure whether Akakpo would survive at the time, but his club reported that his condition was stabilised and he underwent successful surgery.
Reserve goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale, who plays for French club GSI Pontivy, was also wounded, while several other players required hospital treatment and were later seen with bandages on legs, hands and faces.
"I don't think any of the players will be able to sleep after this," said Adebayor, who admitted they were all still in shock.
"You cannot sleep after what we have seen - one of your team-mates with bullets in his body in front of you, crying and losing consciousness. It is very difficult."
Souleymane Habuba, spokesman for organisers the Confederation of African Football (CAF), said the tournament would proceed despite the attack.
"Our great concern is for the players, but the championship goes ahead," said Habuba, who questioned why Togo had elected to travel by road rather than flying.
"CAF's regulations are clear: teams are required to fly rather than travel by bus," he added.
Football's world governing body Fifa has expressed its concern about the attack.
"Fifa and its president, Sepp Blatter, are deeply moved by today's incidents which affected Togo's national team, to whom they express their utmost sympathy," said a statement.
"Fifa is in touch with the African Football Confederation (CAF) and its president, Issa Hayatou, from which it expects a full report on the situation."
BBC Sport - Football - Togo withdraw from Africa Cup of Nations
The driver and two non-playing staff have died. Two players were shot and injured in Friday's attack in Cabinda.
Organisers insist the tournament will go ahead and are stepping up security.
But Togo midfielder Alaixys Romao told French paper L'Equipe: "We're talking to the other teams in our group to try to convince them to boycott too."
Togo were due to play Ghana in their opening match in Cabinda on Monday.
Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso are the other teams in Group B.
Togo coach Hubert Velud told French radio station RMC that he thought the Angolan authorities should consider cancelling the entire tournament.
"We can at least pose ourselves that question," he said. "It's an act of barbarism while we are here to celebrate African football.
"We left the hospital a short time ago to come to the centre for the teams in the competition. We stayed in the hospital a long time so that we could be very united.
"In these situations you become a bit paranoid, you doubt everything. We don't feel that the authorities are taking this very seriously."
Togo captain, and Manchester City striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, who was on the coach but unharmed, has been told by his club that he will be given as much time as needed to recover from the attack.
On Friday he said many of his team-mates wanted to go home.
He told BBC Afrique: "It's a football game, it's one of the biggest tournaments in Africa and a lot of people would love to be in our position but I don't think anybody would be prepared to give their life.
You cannot sleep after what we have seen - one of your team-mates with bullets in his body in front of you, crying and losing consciousness
Emmanuel Adebayor
"If I am alive I can still play football tomorrow and in one year maybe even another Cup of Nations but I am not ready to pass away now."
The driver of the Togo team bus was killed in the incident, while nine others were injured including two players, an assistant manager, physio, goalkeeping coach and another coach.
Defender Serge Akakpo, who plays for Romanian club Vaslui, was hit by two bullets and lost a lot of blood in the attack in Angola's oil-rich territory of Cabinda, which is due to host seven matches.
Adebayor said the players were unsure whether Akakpo would survive at the time, but his club reported that his condition was stabilised and he underwent successful surgery.
Reserve goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale, who plays for French club GSI Pontivy, was also wounded, while several other players required hospital treatment and were later seen with bandages on legs, hands and faces.
"I don't think any of the players will be able to sleep after this," said Adebayor, who admitted they were all still in shock.
"You cannot sleep after what we have seen - one of your team-mates with bullets in his body in front of you, crying and losing consciousness. It is very difficult."
Souleymane Habuba, spokesman for organisers the Confederation of African Football (CAF), said the tournament would proceed despite the attack.
"Our great concern is for the players, but the championship goes ahead," said Habuba, who questioned why Togo had elected to travel by road rather than flying.
"CAF's regulations are clear: teams are required to fly rather than travel by bus," he added.
Football's world governing body Fifa has expressed its concern about the attack.
"Fifa and its president, Sepp Blatter, are deeply moved by today's incidents which affected Togo's national team, to whom they express their utmost sympathy," said a statement.
"Fifa is in touch with the African Football Confederation (CAF) and its president, Issa Hayatou, from which it expects a full report on the situation."
BBC Sport - Football - Togo withdraw from Africa Cup of Nations
I wonder if Adebayor ran the length of the bus to celebrate with those Gunners?
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