In shocking breaking news, the Togolese Football Team's bus has been attacked by machine gun fire while crossing the Congolese border. Two players have been injured by the gunfire and the driver has been killed.
"The Angolan driver was killed on the spot," the Togolese official reported to Reuters.
"I am fine but several players are in a bad way," FC Nantes forward Thomas Dossevi told 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. We were shot, although we had two police coaches on our sides. There are two injured players and also some staff."
This attack is likely to see Togo pull out of the African Cup of Nations. Even though the incident occurred several hundred miles away from South Africa, questions will be raised about the safety of the continent in anticipation of this summer's World Cup.
The American Treble sends their thoughts and prayers out to all of the Togolese players, family members, and friends.
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