Emmanuel Adebayor says Togo team will return home

by stejeb | January 10, 2010 at 08:16 am

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In the latest twist to the Togo national football team bus attack, which left three dead, the team captain Emmanuel Adebayor has announced that following further discussions with the government, the team will after be returning home.

The players had made a descision to stay and play in the tournament, both to honour the dead and keep on going as normal, and a determination that they "would not leave as cowards".

Whether any other teams will pull out remains to be seen.

Togo captain Emmanuel Adebayor has told French radio his team will return home from the Africa Cup of Nations following advice from their government.

Although the team initially wanted to leave the tournament after a gun attack on the team killed three people, they then said they would stay on in Angola.

But Togo Prime Minister Gilbert Houngbo insisted the team leave the country for security reasons.

Tournament organisers have said the event will still go ahead as planned.

The attack on Togo's convoy in the northern enclave of Cabinda killed an assistant coach, press officer and bus driver, and injured several other players.