[3] Bus driver Mário Adjoua, the team's assistant manager Améleté Abalo, and media officer Stanislas Ocloo were killed, with several others injured.

[4] Secretary General of the FLEC-PM Rodrigues Mingas, currently exiled in France, claimed the attack was not aimed at the Togolese players but at the Angolan forces at the head of the convoy.

[11] FC Vaslui defender Serge Akakpo was badly wounded by bullets and lost blood,[12] as was goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilalé.

[11] Alongside both players, Vice-President Gabriel Ameyi of the Togolese Football Federation and seven members including a journalist and two team doctors were wounded.

[16] A statement signed by FLEC's secretary general Rodrigues Mingas said, "This operation is just the start of a series of planned actions that will continue to take place in the whole territory of Cabinda.

[19] In connection with the deadly attack on the Togolese national football team, the Angolan police arrested two suspects on 10 January 2010.

Martinho Nombo, a lawyer taking part in the court hearings, said the judge convicted them only because they had spoken or written about independence for Cabinda.

Human Rights Watch also criticised the conviction calling the four "activists" and saying "This is clearly a lost opportunity to restore justice in Angola, and particularly in Cabinda.

"[35] Thomas Dossevi, one of the Togolese players, announced that Togo would compete "to show our national colours, our values and that we are men.

[39] Angolan government minister António Bento Bembe called it an "act of terrorism",[10] and stepped up security at the tournament.

"The government has opted for a prolonged nationwide three days of mourning period, which will begin on Monday 11 January 2010," Houngbo said on state television.

[42] On 12 April, Togo captain Emmanuel Adebayor announced his retirement from international football, stating that he was "still haunted by the events I witnessed on that horrible afternoon.

"[43] Adebeyor subsequently returned to international duty in November 2011 following assurances from the Togo Football Federation regarding safety,[44] making his comeback in a 1–0 win over Guinea-Bissau in a 2014 World Cup qualifier.