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Togo's sports minister has revealed that they have asked for their place at the African Cup of Nations to be kept open. The Togolese squad and officials flew back to their homeland on Sunday from Angola, following the terrorist attack earlier in the week which claimed the lives of three people. The Togo squad, through captain Emmanuel Adebayor, stated they would like to remain in Angola to play in memory of their dead compatriots. However, the players were ordered to return home by Togolese prime minister Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo and president Faure Gnassingbe. But in a fresh twist, as the players arrived home, sports minister Christophe Tchao revealed that they had asked the Confederation of African Football to keep their place in the tournament open. "We have ordered a three-day mourning," said Tchao. "The players are leaving with the bodies of their fallen brothers and we have asked the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to find an arrangement so we can catch up with the competition later."