The Togo team had just crossed the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo into the Angolan enclave of Cabinda when they came under machine gun fire.

A bus driver was killed while two players and the assistant manager were among the injured in the attack.

Angola insist their country is committed to hosting a secure tournament and said they would step up security.

Officials are set to hold a meeting with the Confederation of African Football today and Velud believes the future of the competition should be called into question.

"We can at least pose ourselves that question," Velud told French radio station RMC this morning. "It's an act of barbarism while we are here to celebrate African football.

"We left the hospital a short time ago to come to the centre for the teams in the competition. We stayed in the hospital a long time so that we could be very united.

"In these situations you become a bit paranoid, you doubt everything.

"We don't feel that the authorities are taking this very seriously.

"I don't mean that they want to hush up the matter, but almost.

"What will happen I don't know. We will have a meeting with the players and technical staff to take a decision."

Reports in France suggest that the meeting has already taken place and that Emmanuel Adebayor and his team-mates are already at the airport to catch a flight out of the country.

While Velud was disappointed with the way the authorities are dealing with the incident, he was full of praise for the army who he feels saved their lives.

"What's sure is that the army saved our lives," Velud continued.

"Without them, the rebels would have destroyed us because we didn't have any defence. And I wouldn't be here to speak to you now.

"I was hit in the arm but it's nothing compared to what happened to the assistant coach, who took a bullet in the stomach, as did the press attache.

"Goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale took one in the kidney. My case is minor in comparison to them.

"But we are all in shock because it's an act of war. There was a lot of blood and fear in the bus.

"I'm thinking of people I know but there is also a huge thought for the driver who was killed."