The news of the horrific attack on Togo's national football team bus in Angola is sad for many reasons. We mourn the loss of life above all. But although the team was not seen as a major contender in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament, the incident marks a sad beginning of a year in the spotlight for African football with South Africa set to become the continent's first country to host the FIFA World Cup.
As you know, the Togolese team has now withdrawn from the tournament. But I call upon all football fans to not change their plans to attend the World Cup in the wake of this tragedy. It took far too long for FIFA to recognize the need to bring the World Cup to Africa, which will inject cash and world attention on African football as never before. If you were planning on attend, please stay the course. If you weren't previously planning to go, please reconsider. There is so much at stake in showing your support for African football.
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