Western media appears particularly stunned by last week's dastardly attack on the Togo national team in Angola. And perhaps it is understandable, considering that it resulted in the death of an assistant coach, a press officer and an Angolan driver. That notwithstanding, I remain in agreement with the CAF PRO's firm rebuttable to the European League coach who threatened to call the African players on his pay-roll back home. And by "home", Hull boss Phil Brown meant Europe. LOL! Africa has had its fair share of negative propaganda. So much that the stereotypes seem to have come to stay for good. But I'm tired of holding back revulsion and disgust at the lame suggestion that the sad event points to Africa's incapacity to offer reliable security at such international sports festivals, and by extension, the call to review South Africa's license to hosting the 2010 soccer World Cup. Since when did Africa become a country? Massa let's face it; tragedy does not have a hometown. And the history of some of the world’s biggest sporting events is replete with catastrophic occurrences. I hope that we haven't forgotten about the April 15 (1989) soccer tragedy in Europe. It is described till date as the "worst" tragedy in English soccer. This happened in the FA Cup semifinal between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in Sheffield, killing 96 people. Investigations showed that the British police opened one of the main gates, which resulted in a huge number of fans entering the Leppings Lane end. The sudden surge crushed many Liverpool fans against the riot fencing, which surrounded the grounds. Adequate measures had been put in place before the match to prevent that from happening. On October 20 1982, three hundred and forty people were reportedly killed during a European Cup match in Moscow. These incidents happened when it was thought that adequate security had been provided. Again in Europe (May 29, 1985), trouble began when fights broke out between rival Liverpool and Juventus supporters at the European Cup final at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. Police repeatedly clashed with fans, but when a wall separating the two sets of fans collapsed, a riot ensued, taking the lives of 39 spectators. Even the cricket championships in Asia were not spared violence last year. Gunmen killed at least four people in an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team's bus as it drove to a stadium in the Pakistani city of Lahore. The assailants were said to have used modern ammunitions and even rocket launchers! Five Policemen were reported by other local media to have been killed including two commandos. Again, the Pakistani minister reiterated the fact that adequate security measures had been taken to protect the players ahead of the incident. By these examples I do not seek to absolve the Angola CAF 2010 organizers of blame. Perhaps they could have done more to protect the Togolese players at the tournament. And we demand that they do. But I cannot agree with the insidious branding of the incident as an "African" situation, and indicative of what could be expected in South Africa 2010. After all, the world attended the Soccer Championships in Italia 1990 when war was eminent in her European neighbor, Yugoslavia. By the way Yugoslavia is about four times nearer Italy than Angola is to South Africa. Africa remains a continent, competent and majestic in splendor. And South Africa 2010 will be successful. Yes We Can! Author: Sedem Ofori, Producer - Super Morning Show, Front Page