Wishes and thoughts go out to the staff and players of the Togo international football team, and their families/friends after their bus was hit by gunfire whilst travelling from the DR Congo to Angola for the African Nations Cup (link to the BBC story here).

Having said that why did the organisers schedule games for a part of the country where there is a “war of independence” ongoing (according to BBC News – I know nothing about Angola!)?  That seems like utter madness to me.

I hope that no players or staff have been seriously injured or worse.