LUANDA, Angola (AP) — An Angolan official says the African Cup of Nations tournament will go on despite an attack on the Togo national soccer team that killed one Angolan and injured 8 team members.
Angola’s Sports Minister Goncalves Muandumba told reporters late Friday that the games will continue.
Gunmen in an area in Angola plagued by separatist violence used machine guns to open fire Friday on a bus carrying Togo’s soccer team to a tournament in this southwest African country.
Angola’s Information Minister Manuel Rabelais said eight team members and one Angolan were injured. In Togo, the government said the driver was killed.
Some players said they wanted to pull out of the African Cup of Nations tournament following the violence.
