Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying the Togo national team in Angola, killing their driver and injuring at least three members of the squad. The side are in the country ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, which begins on Sunday, but their participation in the tournament is now in severe doubt.

According to reports at least three Togo players and the bus driver were hurt during the attack, with the driver's injuries proving fatal. "I'm okay but several players are in a bad state," the Togo and Nantes striker Thomas Dossevi told the French radio station RMC. "We are still at hospital. We were machine-gunned like dogs and had to remain hidden under our seats for around 20 minutes to avoid the bullets."

Togo were scheduled to begin their cup campaign against Ghana on Monday.

The Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor escaped unharmed in the attack. A statement posted on City's website this evening read: "Manchester City can confirm that striker Emmanuel Adebayor is uninjured after this afternoon's attack on the Togo team bus in Angola. Club officials have spoken with Adebayor and though shaken by the terrible events, he is unharmed."

Romanian side FC Vaslui confirmed their defender Serge Akakpo was shot and badly injured in the attack. The club said, however, the 22-year-old was out of danger after being treated by doctors.

A statement on the club's website read: "Badly injured in an ambush in Angola, Serge Akakpo is now out of danger. Akakpo was struck by two bullets in the attack and has lost much blood. His condition was stabilised by doctors.

"FC Vaslui have been in touch with relatives of the player, who confirmed he has undergone surgery, which went very well."

Aston Villa confirmed that their 26-year-old midfielder Moustapha Salifou was "shaken but okay" following the attack.

The midfielder Alaixys Romao admitted the players feared the worst and thinks Togo are now likely to pull out of the tournament. "We're not thinking yet of what could happen," said the Grenoble player. "But it's true that no one wants to play.

"We're not capable of it. We're thinking first of all about the health of our injured because there was a lot of blood on the ground. For the moment there is not much news because they have been taken to different hospitals. In cases like these we're thinking of those near us, of those we love because that really could have been the end of us."