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Sports News of Saturday, 9 January 2010

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Angola 2010: Togo Team Quit

... Ghana want to pull out?
The Togo national football team have pulled out of the African Cup of Nations (ACN) in Angola and decided to fly home, according to RMC radio.
On Friday the Togolese team bus was attacked by rebels as it entered the Angolan province of Cabinda, resulting in the death of the driver, and injuries to two players and two team officials.
While the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have declared that the ACN will not be cancelled, Togo's part in the tournament now appears to have come to an end as the team have arrived at an airport in order to return to Lome, the Togolese capital.

Along with the Ivorians, Ghana and Cameroon wish to leave Angola as soon as possible before the start of the competition. Adebayor, Togo's captain joined Cameroon star Eto'o and Michael Essien on the phone and the respective players said they would prefer to go home. For this players along with Drogba, the competition should not go on after the fateful event in Cabinda.