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Hope adebayor is one the the 'hurt' players.

That comment went down like a fart in an art gallery!!

am actually pishing maself

coz you want adebayor dead?

Want adebayor dead? see if it was my choice, there be noone left alive

Bar me and Megan Fox, Cheryl Cole and Kelly Brook.

I should point out though, i was laughing at your comment, down with AndyRfc :pierre:

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Hope adebayor is one the the 'hurt' players.

That's a horrendous thing to say. Get a grip.

Hopefully this has been an isolated incident and the tournament passes without any further troubles.

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There's always a risk of these things happening in the lesser developed parts of Africa

True mate they are all a bit nuts, did something similar not happen in India with a cricket team?

I think there was an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team last year, which happened in Pakistan- wouldn't be surprised if India's got attacked at some point as well

Yeah the driver and some of the police escort were killed, while a few of the players were hit. Pakistan have had to play their "home" matches in Abu Dhabi since.

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Africa should be fucking sank into the ocean to be honest....

:lol: :lol:

Wow

Big shout

it really should, we're just pissing against the wind trying to help them out. All the wee kids with flies round their heads are gonna turn into wankers anyway!

it should be bereft of human beings and just left for the elephant/giraffes/lions to thrive

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Africa should be fucking sank into the ocean to be honest....

(tu)(tu)

everything involving the continent of africa is either batshit insane, totally useless or completely replaceable.

nobody would miss it

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i dont think i would go to the world cup in the summer if you paid me

i know south africa is alot more stable than angola and the likes but i just get the feeling anybody that goes to watch the football will come home robbed, raped or in a box!

or all 3 if your really unlucky!

i can just see the world cup being a shambles off the park

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Togo's stunned players are considering pulling out of the Africa Cup of Nations after shots were fired at their team bus in northern Angola on Friday.

Two players were injured after gunmen opened fire on the vehicle in 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.

"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 am still in shock. I don't know whether it has really stopped or not. I don't know if we are still the target or not. We see the stadium where we are supposed to play but to be honest we don't know if we are going to be able to play there, we are all still in shock."

The driver of the team's bus was killed in the incident, while nine others were injured including two players, an assistant manager, physio, goalkeeping coach and another coach.

Togo defender Serge Akakpo, who plays for Romanian club Vaslui, was hit by two bullets in the attack in Angola's oil-rich territory of Cabinda, which is due to host seven matches.

Akakpo has undergone successful surgery, while reserve goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale, who plays for French club GSI Pontivy, was also wounded, with several other players requiring hospital treatment.

"I don't think any of the players will be able to sleep after this," Adebayor added. "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."

Togo team-mate Alaixys Romao, who plays for Grenoble in France, earlier 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."

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 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.

World governing body 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."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8449611.stm

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