Togo National Team Shot in Ambush, what's their fate?

[Rufiji]

Msikilize Adebayor hapa

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8449611.stm

 

[Eqlypz]

Naona jamaa wanataka kujitoa kwenye mashindano.

Emmanuel Adebayor admitted a lot of his Togo team-mates wanted to quit the African Nations Cup at the earliest opportunity following the attack on their team bus in Angola in which two players were shot and their bus driver was killed.

The Manchester City striker, who revealed the terrifying attack en route to the team's base in the Cabinda province lasted 30 minutes, will convene a team meeting as captain at which the squad will discuss whether they stay in Angola or return to their clubs.

He told BBC Radio Five Live: "I think a lot of players want to leave, I don't think they want to be at this tournament any more because they have seen their death already.

"Most of the players want 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.

"So we will have a good meeting tonight, everyone will go to their room, they will rest and we will see tomorrow morning we will make a decision which is good for our life.''

Adebayor added: "We are still in shock. If the security is not sure then we will be leaving tomorrow. I don't think they will be ready to give their life. We will discuss everything as a team and we will take a decision that we think is good for our career, is good for our life and good for our family.''
"I don't know even if we will play (in) the Nations Cup," Togo midfielder Thomas Dossevi told Radio Monte Carlo.
The CAF insistsed that the tournament would go ahead as planned.
"Our first priority is the safety of the players but the tournament will go ahead," Confederation of African Football (CAF) spokesman Suleimanu Habubu said in Luanda.

 

[_ BABA _]

Timu ilivamiwa kwa dakika 20.why they choosd to go there? in congo?

Mkuu Abiziani kufika jimbo la Cabinda ni lazima u-cross Drc..especially Kinshasa.....so they didnt have a choice labda wangeenda kwa ndege..
......vp lakini hawajambo SUMMY??

 

[Abdulhalim]

...Damn, foreign media wanaishikia bango hili mpaka FIFA World Cup 2010 South Afrika iingie dosari!

MOD,

Lets face it, hata hii World Cup 2010 tumepewa basi tu, kuimarisha politics za FIFA. Ninahakika Africa kama tungechukulia kuwa ni umeme kuna loose ends nyingi ambazo zinaweza kuleta shortcircuit wakati wowote ule. Si kwamba hatupo competent bali ni kuwa tu vichwa maji ni wengi kuwadhibiti ni kazi kubwa na systems zetu za uendeshaji maisha ni za ajabu ajabu.

 

[Kibunango]

Nchi ya Angola ni tajiri wa mafuta,almasi,mbao etc.rais wao ni dictator Dos santos ambae yuko madarakani miaka 30 sasa.Ni tajiri yeye na family yake,especially binti yake isabel.

Cabinda inatoa asilimia 60 ya mafuta ya angola,lakini wananchi wake ni really very poor ambao wako kama laki mbili na nusu!
ndio maana tangu indepence 1975 ,wanataka independence toka angola,though waangola wameishikiria kimabavu.

Naona wametoa kauli ya kushambulia timu hiyo ikiwa ni sehemu ya kudai kujitenga na Angola.

 

[Companero]

Wakuu mmeiona hii:

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.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/?cc=3888

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[Gavana]

Ndio hali halisi ya Afrika...bado tupo zama za mawe.

leo kidogo nafuu hujataja waisilamu maana wamekujaa kwa chuki

 

[PELE]

Attacked Togo stars may quit Africa Cup of Nations


Africa Cup of Nations
Venue and dates: Angola, 10-31 January Coverage: Final and semi-finals live on BBC TV, BBC World Service and commentaries on BBC Sport website. Live commentary on opening match on BBC World Service and BBC Sport website

Stunned Togo players in disbelief after attack

Togo's stunned players are considering pulling out of the Africa Cup of Nations after their team bus came under sustained gunfire in Angola on Friday. Two players were injured in the attack in the northern province of Cabinda.
Organisers insist the tournament will go ahead but Togo's players met later on Friday to discuss returning home.
"If we are still not sure [about security] then we will be leaving," captain Emmanuel Adebayor, of Manchester City, 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

"So I will talk with the team and we will discuss between us and take a group decision that we think is good for our careers, good for our lives and good for our families because at the end of the day it is only football.
"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.
"I think a lot of players want to leave, they don't want to be in this tournament any more. Because they have seen their death already they have been in a situation where they have been close to death - most of the players want to go back to their families."

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 today - one of your team-mates with bullets in his body in front of you, crying and losing consciousness. It is very difficult."

Our great concern is for the players, but the championship goes ahead


CAF spokesman

Togo team-mate Alaixys Romao, who plays for Grenoble in France, said he thought there should be a boycott of the tournament.
"Why not cancel all the matches? We just want to go home," he said.
Team-mate Thomas Dossevi of Nantes, one of nine France-based players in the Togo squad, said: "We don't want to play this Africa Cup of Nations.
"We're thinking about our team-mates - to be hit by bullets when you've come to play football is disgusting."
Togo are scheduled to play their first match against Ghana on Monday, with the tournament's opening match between hosts Angola and Mali on Sunday.
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.

Our players' safety is paramount and if that can't be guaranteed the players should be sent home

Portsmouth spokesman

Adebayor emerged unharmed from the attack along with Aston Villa midfielder Moustapha Salifou.
Villa boss Martin O'Neill expressed his shock at the incident and relief that Salifou was not among the injured.
"The club have been in contact with him and he has reassured us that he is okay but he is extremely shocked and upset, which he would be in these circumstances."
Portsmouth have four players at the tournament and club spokesman Gary Double said they had sought reassurance from the English Football Association and world governing body Fifa about their players' security.
"Our players' safety is paramount and if that can't be guaranteed the players should be sent home," he said.
Fifa also expressed their concern about the attack.
"Fifa and its President, Joseph S. 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."

 

[Abdulhalim]

leo kidogo nafuu hujataja waisilamu maana wamekujaa kwa chuki

Naona bado unaweweseka mchana kweupe. Inaonekana daawa ninayowagaia inawaingia bar'bara.

Karibu.

 

[Songambele]

Zipo namna nyingi za kusikiliza kilio cha wanyonge, kwa kifupi ujumbe wao umefika ijapokuwa kwa maumivu makali ya kigaidi kwa wapenda soca. Manake ukitazama ramani bado haingii kabisa akilini angola na kabinda zinauhusianaje kama sio ubeberu wa kiafrika kwa waafrika wenzao manake hata ukitazama senegal na gambia ni nchi mbili tofauti.

Utaona kabisa jamaa walijipanga kufanya shambulio hilo la kigaidi kutuma ujumbe manake wangetaka wangemaliza watu wote.

 

[TIMING]

leo kidogo nafuu hujataja waisilamu maana wamekujaa kwa chuki

Hii ni habari mbaya kwa waafrika ambao kila siku tuko kwenye darubini wakitutafuta "mabaya"

Lakini tukumbuke, kuna attacks zilitokea ujerumani na waisrael wakauawa, pakistan walishambulia timu ya criket, nk... cha maana ni kuwaombea uzima waliojeruhiwa na kuimarisha ulinzi kwa wachezaji woote huko Angola!!!

Probably military ichukue jukumu lote la ulinzi maana angola wana jeshi zuri

 

[Saint Ivuga]

Mkuu Abiziani kufika jimbo la Cabinda ni lazima u-cross Drc..especially Kinshasa.....so they didnt have a choice labda wangeenda kwa ndege..
......vp lakini hawajambo SUMMY??

SUMMY ndio kina nani mkuu?

 

[BabaDesi]

Nchi ya Angola ni tajiri wa mafuta,almasi,mbao etc.rais wao ni dictator Dos santos ambae yuko madarakani miaka 30 sasa.Ni tajiri yeye na family yake,especially binti yake isabel.

Cabinda inatoa asilimia 60 ya mafuta ya angola,lakini wananchi wake ni really very poor ambao wako kama laki mbili na nusu!
ndio maana tangu indepence 1975 ,wanataka independence toka angola,though waangola wameishikiria kimabavu.

...The Same Old Sad African Story! Kweli, Miafrika Ndivyo Tulivyo.

 

[Abdulhalim]

Tatizo la Waafrika ni ugumu wa kuelewa na kumbukumbu fupi. Tunasahau jinsi South Africa walivyokosa kuandaa World Cup ilopita kwa zengwe la Wazungu. Sasa naona wanawapa nafasi tena ya dhahiri ya ku-cancel World Cup ya mwaka huu kwa maamuzi ya kijinga ya baadhi ya watu wachache.

Sababu za kiusalama ni muhimu sana ktk michezo, na tukiwapa FIFA sababu nyingine tu, off- we go.

The incident is likely to mean Togo withdraw from the tournament, but several leading figures in the Premier League believe the entire competition should be scrapped for safety reasons and Hull boss Phil Brown has even suggested the World Cup in South Africa should be reconsidered.

 

[TIMING]

Hebu angalia hawa jamaa wa EPL walivyo shallow













Several Premier League bosses have suggested the African Nations Cup should be cancelled after the Togo national football team was attacked by gunfire.

Associated
Several Premier League figures have called for the tournament in Angola to be cancelled


• Togo team bus attacked
• Adebayor on Togo reaction
• Carter: Attack did irreparable damage
• Paper round: Big shadow over ANC The country's team bus was attacked by rebels armed with machine guns as they crossed the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo into the Angolan enclave of Cabinda for the tournament, which is due to start on Sunday, leaving the driver dead and two players injured. Manchester City's Emmanuel Adebayor and Aston Villa's Moustapha Salifou were unharmed.
The incident is likely to mean Togo withdraw from the tournament, but several leading figures in the Premier League believe the entire competition should be scrapped for safety reasons and Hull boss Phil Brown has even suggested the World Cup in South Africa should be reconsidered.
He said in The Sun: "I am appalled. This throws a question mark against next summer's World Cup. You simply cannot put the safety of players, officials and fans at the slightest risk. That is totally unacceptable.
"I have two players - Daniel Cousin and Seyi Olofinjana - on duty and I want them back home here with us as quickly as possible."
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp, who does not have any players at the competition, has also urged organisers to consider a cancellation.
"It's frightening," he said. "I agree it's worth considering calling the whole thing off. We can't just sit around and wait for the next shooting."
Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie admits he is very concerned for Nigeria striker Kanu, Ivory Coast forward Aruna Dindane and Algeria duo Nadir Belhadj and Hassan Yebda.
"This is a terrible, tragic incident and I am very concerned about this whole situation," he said. "The safety of all the players must be paramount and that's why I believe they should all come home as soon as possible.
"We have four out there and, although they are not with the Togo team, you naturally worry about their well-being in the light of such an awful attack.
"That's why I'll be calling the FA to ask them to contact FIFA as soon as possible to see what is going to happen next. I know what should happen. It's common sense to scrap the tournament and bring them home."
Despite the calls, Angolan minister of youth and sports Goncalves Muandumba has insisted his country is committed to hosting a secure tournament and said they would step up security.
"We are going to redouble our efforts," he told BBC Radio. "We are going to further reinforce all the mechanisms and continue to guarantee security and to create all the conditions which guarantee the success and organisation of the African Nations Cup. It was an unfortunate incident and we will find those responsible."
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) held an emergency meeting on Friday night and released a statement discussing "decisions to guarantee the smooth running of the competition".
The statement read: "The Confederation of African Football condemned the attack against the Togolese delegation convoy heading to Cabinda from Congo. The Angolan Football Association president, who is also the director general of the Local Organising Committee, Mr Justino Fernandes, informed the CAF Executive Committee that the incident happened 10 kilometres within the Angolan territory.
"The Angolan authority deployed immediately a team down there to assess the exact situation. According to the information provided by the director general, all injured people were taken to a hospital in Cabinda. On Saturday morning, 9 January 2010, an important delegation headed by the Angolan Minister on Internal Affairs, Ministers of Youth and Sports, members from the Prime Minister's office as well as a powerful delegation from CAF will be in Cabinda.
"The Angolan Prime Minister will meet CAF president Mr Issa Hayatou to take decisions to guarantee the smooth running of the competition. The Confederation of African Football is terribly saddened by these events and expresses its total support as well as sympathy to the entire Togolese delegation."
CAF has questioned why Togo were travelling by road rather than flying.

source: seccernet

 

[PELE]

Togo withdraw from Africa Cup of Nations ​

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

"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."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8449611.stm

 

[TIMING]

Bado nitawalaumu viongozi wa Togo FA kwa kusafiri na magari kwenye ukanda wa vita!!

 

[Bantugbro]

Bado nitawalaumu viongozi wa Togo FA kwa kusafiri na magari kwenye ukanda wa vita!!

MTM,
Mkuu kwani watasafiri na ndege hadi hotelini wanamolala? ama kule stadium watakopuwa wanacheza?

Ishu ya usalama CABINDA imekuwa noma, hatujui jamaa watashambulia saangapi, mahali gani na kwa staili gani!!. Inaelekea wakati serikali ya Anagola ilipokuwa bize inajiandaa ku-host AFCON wale jamaa wao walikuwa bize wanajiandaa ku-sabotage kwa hio trust no one, betta run home quick Adebayo!!!.

 

[Kigogo]

poleni Togo ila punguzeni ubahiri na ninyi

 

[Kana-Ka-Nsungu]

Bado nitawalaumu viongozi wa Togo FA kwa kusafiri na magari kwenye ukanda wa vita!!

Ubahili mwingine bana.....lakini you kind of understand how the players minds are screwed up after that shooting incident, sidhani hata kama wangecheza wangefika mbali.