Two members of Togo's 2010 Africa Cup of Nations delegation were killed in a gun attack by separatists as they traveled to Angola. Forward Emmanuel Adebayor, who was on the bus, recounted the harrowing experience and how it changed his perspective on life.
Two members of Togo 's delegation travelling to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola were killed in a gun attack by separatistsAs he feared for his life, crouching in a stationary bus being sprayed by bullets, Emmanuel Adebayor had one last wish.At least one member of the delegation had been shot. Adebayor, dreading he might be next, called his pregnant partner.
The West Africans were given a security escort but the players - instead of sensing any threat - simply made a joke about it."You couldn't even see their eyes. They had knives, grenades, AK47s, pistols.launched by separatists Riding alongside Adebayor was his personal assistant Stanislas Ocloo, who was working as a media officer for Togo's football federation.
"I'm like: 'No, you have to go through it. The family is waiting for you in Togo. We are all with you'."I had never seen anybody die in front of me, so I didn't know how people died.
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