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Togo's football team have pulled out of the Africa Cup of Nations following a deadly gun attack on their team bus in Angola.
Two players were shot and injured in the attack in Angola's northern province of Cabinda on Friday and the coach driver was killed.
Organisers say the tournament will go ahead but Togo's players had been discussing whether they would stay.
If the reports are true then Ghana's opening game at the tournament against Togo is off as matches could be reorganised.
Team captain Emmanuel Adebayor said on Friday many players wanted to go home.
The BBC's Russell Fuller in Angola says the head of the Ghanaian Football Association has confirmed to him that the Togolese team have pulled out.
The Togo squad is on its way to the airport to leave the country, he says.
Adebayor, who plays for Manchester City, told the BBC: "I think a lot of players want to leave, I don't think they want to be at this tournament any more because they have seen their death already.
"Most of the players want to go back to their family. No-one can sleep after what they have seen today."
Among the nine people injured were two players, an assistant manager, physio, goalkeeping coach and another coach.
Source: BBC
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