Air tragedies: Top teams hit by disaster
- By Xiang Bin
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China.org.cn, September 8, 2011
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5. Gabon air disaster- April 27, 1993
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Gabon air disaster. [File photo] |
The disaster occurred when a Zambian military aircraft ditched into the Atlantic Ocean about 100 metres off the Gabonese coast. The flight was carrying most of the Zambian national football team to a FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Senegal in Dakar. All 25 passengers and five crew members were killed.
Those who died were buried just outside Independence Stadium in Lusaka, at a special monument called "Heroes' Acre."
The tragedy cut down a generation of extremely talented players and sent a whole nation into mourning.
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