We'll kill Kanoute, say rioting Mali fans

Enraged Mali fans threatened to kill Tottenham striker Fredi Kanoute as they rioted after an African World Cup qualifier against Togo.

Kanoute and the other players were guarded by armed security officers as supporters set cars abl a ze, looted shops and destroyed monuments in the country's capital Bamako.

The furious mob demanded: 'Give us Frederic Kanoute and Mamadou Bakayoko (the team's other striker). We're going to kill them!'

The violence erupted after Togo scored a late goal to take a 2-1 lead in injury time. Some of the 70,000 crowd invaded the field and the game was abandoned. If the match is awarded to Togo,

Mali cannot qualify for next year's finals in Germany.

Fans were joined by residents as the riot spilled into central Bamako, with thousands descending on the capital's main thoroughfare.

Police used tear gas as the crowd tried to ransack the Mali Football Federation offices. The building housing the Mali Olympic Committee was burned down and dozens of cars were burned and used to block other roads.