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African Nations Cup matches to go ahead in Cabinda
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January 10, 2010, Sunday
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AFRICAN Nations Cup matches will be played in Cabinda despite Friday's attack on the Togo team bus in the province, organizers CAF said.
"After an extraordinary meeting at the airport of Cabinda, the (CAF) president and the members of the executive committee present have decided in perfect coordination with the Angolan authorities to maintain the matches of Group B in Cabinda," CAF said in a statement yesterday.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said it would understand if Togo, who has been drawn in Group B, decided to leave the tournament after three people were killed by gunmen in the attack as the team was travelling to the finals.
A Togolese minister said earlier yesterday the government had decided to pull the national team out of the tournament.
A CAF spokesman said the finals would kick off as planned with hosts Angola playing Mali in the opener in Luanda today.
"After an extraordinary meeting at the airport of Cabinda, the (CAF) president and the members of the executive committee present have decided in perfect coordination with the Angolan authorities to maintain the matches of Group B in Cabinda," CAF said in a statement yesterday.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) said it would understand if Togo, who has been drawn in Group B, decided to leave the tournament after three people were killed by gunmen in the attack as the team was travelling to the finals.
A Togolese minister said earlier yesterday the government had decided to pull the national team out of the tournament.
A CAF spokesman said the finals would kick off as planned with hosts Angola playing Mali in the opener in Luanda today.
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