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On the evening of 27 April 1993, a DHC-5 Buffalo transport aircraft of the Zambian Air Force crashed into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Libreville, Gabon. The flight was carrying most of the Zambia national football team to a 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Senegal in Dakar. All 25 passengers and five crew members were ...
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Jan 16, 2024 · Two minutes later, it crashed just 2km (a little over a mile) from the coast, killing all five crew and the 25 passengers. According to the accident report, which was finally released in 2003,...
Apr 28, 2023 · 28 April 2023. 18 Zambia players lost their lives in the plane crash off the coast of Gabon 30 years ago. By Mark Gleeson and Ian Williams. BBC Sport Africa. Today marks the 30th anniversary...
Apr 26, 2023 · April 26, 20232:05 AM PDTUpdated a year ago. CAPE TOWN, April 26 (Reuters) - Zambian football will on Friday commemorate the 30th anniversary of the plane crash that wiped out almost of all...
Jan 9, 2023 · On April 27th, 1994, the Zambian national football team was flying on a Zambian Air Force de Havilland Canada DHC-5' Buffalo' twin-turboprop aircraft, on their way to Dakar, Senegal from Lusaka, Zambia. However, the aircraft nose-dived into the Atlantic Ocean, sadly killing all 30 people onboard.
May 11, 2023 · 11 May 2023. Despite the catastrophe, Zambia finished second in the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations. The plane carrying Zambia men’s senior football team to Dakar crashed on April 27, 1993,...
Apr 27, 2018 · The Zambian Air Force de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo flight tumbled in the Atlantic ocean some 500 metres offshore from Libreville, Gabon. All 25 passengers and five crew members were...
