5 times football team buses were attacked

3) Togo team bus attacked by gunmen (2010)

The Togo team return from Albania by bus after being attacked by terrorists

The Togolese football team, on its way to the African Nations Cup, was attacked by machine gun wielding terrorists on the Togo-Angolese border. The attack wounded a few players and killed the driver of the bus.

The attack was carried out in the oil-rich territory of Cabinda by rebels who were fighting for Cabinda’s independence from Angola. Then Manchester City striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, who was on the bus as part of the Togo squad had described it as one of the worst experiences of his life.

Football teams are usually the victims of attacks from rival sets of fans seeking to intimidate the team which results into submission on the pitch. This was one of the rare occasions where football teams were being targeted by terrorists for political means.