Gambia AFCON Team's Oxygen Emergency Forces Plane Landing
The Gambia national football team's journey to the Africa Cup of Nations was marred by a harrowing experience when the plane they were traveling on suffered a lack of oxygen, causing some members to lose consciousness. The team, which had been en route to the Ivory Coast, was forced to return to Gambia's capital, Banjul. The head coach, Tom Saintfiet, described the ordeal as life-threatening and expressed concerns about their participation in the tournament. The team remains in Banjul, refusing to board a similar type of small propeller plane, and their involvement in the Africa Cup of Nations is now uncertain.