Nearly surreal news coming from Angola today: the Togo national team was crossing into Angola from the DRC when they were attacked by Angolan rebels, who fired into the bus with machine guns. At least three players and the bus driver have reportedly been hit, and according to Thomas Dossevi, there may be more.

“I am fine but several players are in a bad way,” Nantes striker 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.”

Dossevi also said that the team no longer wanted to play at the tournament.

Obviously the tournament is secondary, but this could have a tremendous effect on the next few weeks. Now hoping for the best possible news to come from the hospitals.

Sky Sports is now reporting the driver is dead and four others are injured.

According to French news, two of the injured players are Kodjovi Obilala and Serge Akakpo.

“The Angolan driver was killed on the spot,” said a Togolese sports ministry spokesman in Lome, adding that the attack took place in the restive Angolan region of Cabinda.

He said the wounded included two squad members and two medics.

december 9, 2010, BBC