The Togo national soccer squad have decided to pull out of the Africa Cup of Nations as the death toll following Friday's attack on their team bus in Angola rose to three, according to reports.
The driver and two non-playing staff have died and two players were shot and injured in the attack in Cabinda.
Despite the tense atmosphere in Angola following the atrocity, the organisers, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), said the tournament would go ahead.
The Angolan government said it would step up security so the competition, due to run from January 10 to 31 in four provinces including Cabinda, could go ahead.
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 and the Ghanaian players have confirmed they are happy for the tournament to go ahead.
Togo coach Hubert Velud told French radio station RMC that he thought the Angolan authorities should consider cancelling the entire tournament.
“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."
Manchester City striker and Togo captain, Emmanuel Adebayor, who was on the coach but unharmed, said on Friday that many of his team-mates wanted to go back to their family.
“No-one can sleep after what they have seen today. They have seen one of their team-mates have a bullet in his body, who is crying, who is losing consciousness and everything,” he said.
"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." he added.
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. 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.
Also wounded in Friday's attack is reserve goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale, who plays for French club GSI Pontivy. Several other players required hospital treatment and were later seen with bandages on legs, hands and faces.
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."
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First a very unhelpful disorganised country team spoils the tournament for the rest of us.
Why on earth would Togo travel by road in a dangerous area and against the tournament organisers directives:" that no teams are to arrive by bus/road.."
This is the usual attitude indiscipline teams take. Disregard instructions and get cooked for it.
Mind you Togo has no good record in big tournaments, anyone remember the team threatening to pull out of the world cup due to unpaid bonus....My God why do they even bother. This is good excuse to pick their tail and run without making anymore excuses. Would this be the case if the ETA did it if it was in Spain. Even Israel kept on in 72 after the murder of its athletes, there is no indication that this attack was directed to Togo. A courageous Zambian team wanted to participate in the cup after the loss of its team.So man up Togo and do us a favour, it is probably as well that the trip was going to end at the group stage.
Second, why was the government which knew the situation in Cabinda failed to provide tight security in such cases above?
Third, with all world watching it is so unhelpful for the so-called freedom fighters to do this. Wrong time, wrong attitude and certainly wrong motives. This is not going to help their cause.
Moreover, the pull out of those teams threatening to do so will be another blow, Cameroun for one.... this is the time to stick together.
But as always, Africa is given chances after chances and we keep shooting ourselves in the foot and blame someone else. It is really annoying
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The brother/sister who left this comment from Rwanda is so right. Nothing to add to it. I completely agree with you. Great comment. I especially like "we keep shooting ourselves in the foot then blames others..." Yes. We do. We always do. This time, the whole World is watching.
Three things:
First a very unhelpful disorganised country team spoils the tournament for the rest of us.
Why on earth would Togo travel by road in a dangerous area and against the tournament organisers directives:" that no teams are to arrive by bus/road.."
This is the usual attitude indiscipline teams take. Disregard instructions and get cooked for it.
Mind you Togo has no good record in big tournaments, anyone remember the team threatening to pull out of the world cup due to unpaid bonus....My God why do they even bother. This is good excuse to pick their tail and run without making anymore excuses. Would this be the case if the ETA did it if it was in Spain. Even Israel kept on in 72 after the murder of its athletes, there is no indication that this attack was directed to Togo. A courageous Zambian team wanted to participate in the cup after the loss of its team.So man up Togo and do us a favour, it is probably as well that the trip was going to end at the group stage.
Second, why was the government which knew the situation in Cabinda failed to provide tight security in such cases above?
Third, with all world watching it is so unhelpful for the so-called freedom fighters to do this. Wrong time, wrong attitude and certainly wrong motives. This is not going to help their cause.
Moreover, the pull out of those teams threatening to do so will be another blow, Cameroun for one.... this is the time to stick together.
But as always, Africa is given chances after chances and we keep shooting ourselves in the foot and blame someone else. It is really annoying
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