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African Nations Cup Review: The Togo team incident
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Unfortunately, Angola 2010 will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.
Sadly, the most memorable moment related to the tournament was the attack on the Togo team bus. That particular incident received more coverage than the actual football tournament and inevitably marred the competition.
The incident also proved to be a catalyst for further issues- the Togo national team cannot participate in the next two editions of the tournament, as consequence.
The most frustrating part of the incident is the fact that it could have easily been avoided.
Were the team instructions clear enough? If so, then why did the Togo FA risk travelling by coach?
Adding to these disasters, all the information available at that point was highly questionable.
The media worldwide, reported 3 deaths: The bus driver, a spokesman and the assistant manager. In reality, only the spokesman and the assistant manager died in the attack. The bus driver survived the attack, and was interviewed by an independent newspaper.
Oddly, most sources are still unaware of this and have not retracted their earlier reports.
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Angola will open the quarter-finals stage with a match against the “motors” of Ghana.
The Palancas Negras will be hoping to reach the Semi-finals of the African Nations Cup for the first time in its history. As hosts, they will hold a key advantage due to the support of their fans.
Flavio and Zuela are still not a 100% fit ... [read more]
Prizes for the Palancas Negras
Comments(4)The local media recently announced the prizes for the National team.
Goalscorers will be offered 10,000 dollars ($10k) per goal.
So far, Flavio has earned himself $30k, Manucho has earned $20k and Gilberto $10k.
$50k will be given to the team for every win and in addition, the man of the match will receive a further $10k.
In case they reach the ... [read more]
Angola 2-0 Malawi
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Angola’s first win of the AFCON came at a heavy cost: 5 injuries and 1 suspension.
Flavio, Gilberto, Djalma, Zuela and Dede are all expected to miss the match against Algeria through injury while Stelvio will be suspended.
The Palancas Negras made amends for their failure to beat Mali with a composed approach to the game against Malawi.
The best chances ... [read more]
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A significant improvement on the last one.
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The Palancas Negras will be looking to extinguish the last match out of the everyone’s mind (looks quite impossible at the moment), with a win against Malawi.
Malawi are currently in great form and the team showed just that, earning a morale boosting win against Algeria.
So far, the Nations Cup this year has proven that teamwork and good chemistry ... [read more]
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