The plane carrying the Gambia national team to Ivory Coast as part of CAN2023 was forced to make an emergency landing on Wednesday due to loss of oxygen, the agency reported. BBC. The Air Côte d’Ivoire flight returned just nine minutes after taking off from Banjul airport, the capital of The Gambia.
“The local crew said there was a problem with the air conditioning before takeoff, but everything would be fine after takeoff. After a few minutes it got very hot on the plane,” said selector Tom Saintfiet.
The situation caused everyone in the team’s entourage to fall asleep and gave them headaches. “If the flight had lasted another 30 minutes, the whole team would have died. The strange thing is that the oxygen masks were not removed,” the coach explained. The Gambia team trained “to relieve stress” after returning to Banjul, Tom Saintfiet said.
The airline has not yet provided any explanation regarding the incident. Football player Saidi Yanko shared a video that captured the moment the delegation left the plane.
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