OTD E0069 — 08 Jan 2010: Cabinda — Togo’s Team Bus, AFCON, and the Security Wake-Up Call

08 Jan 2010: Togo’s team bus is attacked in Cabinda ahead of AFCON 2010 — a separatist conflict colliding with a major tournament. We trace Togo’s “sliding doors” qualification (Adebayor’s four goals in a 6–0 rescue win), set the Cabinda context, recount the attack and losses, then cover the withdrawal, CAF’s controversial sanctions and the later lifting — and how the episode reshaped tournament security and team-travel planning. Tips/corrections: [email protected]