Despite calls from their own government to withdraw, the team has apparently made up their minds to continue with the tournament. Speaking to the AFP, Thomas Dossevi said, “We are all heartbroken, it is no longer a party, but we want to show our national colours, our values and that we are men”.

“It was a decision taken nearly unanimously by the team which met during the night after having been reassured by the Angolan authorities”.

The Togo national football team’s bus was attacked by gunmen in Cabinda, Angola, resulting in the death of the driver and injury to several passengers, including two players.

Armed separatists fired machine guns at the bus as it entered northern Cabinda from neighbouring Congo, where Togo had been in training camp ahead of Angola’s African Nations Cup of 2010.

The bus driver was described as dead on the scene, while two players were also caught in the fire. These were Serge Akakpo, a 22-year-old with Romanian’s FC Vaslui, and 25-year-old Kodjovi Obilale, who plays in goal for amateur side GSI Pontivy in France.

A team doctor and another unidentified member of Togolese staff are thought to be the other two casulaties.

Meanwhile, Alaixys Romao told L’Equipe, “We have just had a meeting of the whole delegation and we will be on the pitch on Monday to face Ghana.”

All the teams have been promised increased security for the tournament following the attacks.

The Blues forward reportedly phoned his friend, Emmanuel Adebayor, who was one of the players on the bus when it was attacked by Cabindan separatist guerrillas. He spoke to him for a long time about the situation.

Drogba apparently considered quitting the African Cup of Nations, but now he and the rest of the Ivory Coast team are now resolved to play in the tournament.

“We are ready, but the events of Friday have left us shattered. I have spoken with Adebayor and it was a difficult situation for them,” the Chelsea star told The London Evening Standard. “We have to show solidarity with them, though, and support the decision they have taken. We are all sad to see them leave the biggest competition for African players, but that is life.”

While the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have declared that the ACN will not be canceled, Togo’s part in the tournament now appears to have come to an end as the team have arrived at an airport in order to return to Lome, the Togolese capital.

The Ravens forced Tom Brady into a succession of mistakes and embarrassments, finally winning at 33-14.

The Patriots were the dominant NFL team of the first decade of the 21^st century. Their last home playoff loss was in 1978 and Brady had a perfect 7-0 in home playoffs. Sunday, however, he turned the ball over to the Ravens four times.

Baltimore scored a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage and led 24-0 after only one quarter. Quarterback Joe Flacco, who won twice in his rookie season last year, really showed us what he can do on Sunday.

The Ravens now move to the next round, along with the New York Jets, who won against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Ravens will now play the top-ranked Colts at Indianapolis, while the Jets travel to San Diego to face the Chargers. The Colts are 6 ½ point favourites, the Chargers eight-point picks.

“Their era is not over, they know how to win,” Baltimore running back Ray Rice said. “But for the Ravens, to beat the New England Patriots set a precedent. We’ll always remember this win.”

This was the Patriots first playoff game since losing the Super Bowl two years ago to the New York Giants. This was at the end of their otherwise unbeaten season.

The Colts have been the Patriots’ closest and fiercest rivals for AFC dominance these past several years. They had that 14-0 start this season, but the Chargers had an 11-0 run of their own to finish the season.

The young, confident Jets have their own version of Flacco in rookie QB Mark Sanchez, who outperformed his role model, Carson Palmer of the Bengals, on Saturday.

Sanchez said, “You just take a look at the stadium and you hear the Bengal thing roaring,” he said. “You can hear the fans screaming at you. You can see the guys on the sideline getting animated. You think, `Wow, the entire country is watching this. And I get to say, `Go’? I get to say, `Hut’? They don’t do anything until I say, `Hut’? That’s crazy. It blows your mind. It’s unbelievable.”

The Jets will go as far as their defence and running game can take them, so long as Sanchez continues to avoid costly mistakes. The same, more or less, applies to the Ravens and Flacco.

This next round will be much tougher, but it would not be surprising at all to see the Jets face the Ravens in the conference final.

The Red Devils have had an inconsistent season, having lost five times in the Premier League already and also dumped out of the FA Cup in the third round by League One side Leeds United.

The Sunday Mirror is claiming that these events have prompted Ferguson, at the end of the season, to sell Dimitar Berbatov, Anderson, Nani and Zoran Tosic, along with Nemanja Vidic.

According to the tabloid, a “United insider” insists that Berbatov’s future at the club, in particular was in jeopardy, saying: “The four midfield players got a lot of criticism after the Leeds (United) game, but the biggest under-performer was Berbatov.

“People say he’s got a great touch, and that isn’t in doubt, but this game is also about hunger and work rate. To put it bluntly, Dimitar Berbatov doesn’t run around enough for this United team – and it hasn’t gone unnoticed by the people that matter most.”

Manchester United today announced pre-tax profits of just over £48 million, but that figure does include the £80m that the club received from Real Madrid for the sale of Christiano Ronaldo.

A statement on the club’s official website reads:

“Group turnover for the year was £278.5 million (2008: £256.2 million). Operating profit before depreciation and amortization of intangible fixed assets for the year was £91.3 million (2008: £80.4 million). Profit before tax for the year was £48.2 million (2008: Loss of £21.4 million).”