Togo team bus machine-gunned by rebel soldiers

It is being reported that at least three members of the squad were injured in the incident, which took place on the Congolese border as the team travelled to the disputed province of Cabinda, where Monday’s Group B opener is due to take place.

Reuters are reporting that the driver was killed immediately, quoting a Togolese sports ministry spokesman in Lome as saying "The Angolan driver was killed on the spot". All reports agree that several players and staff have been hospitalised.

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Gary Parkinson is a freelance writer, editor, trainer, muso, singer, actor and coach. He spent 14 years at FourFourTwo as the Global Digital Editor and continues to regularly contribute to the magazine and website, including major features on Euro 96, Subbuteo, Robert Maxwell and the inside story of Liverpool's 1990 title win. He is also a Bolton Wanderers fan.