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Godfrey Kangwa (died April 27, 1993) was a Zambian footballer and member of the national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993. He was survived by his wife and 3 children; 2 boys and a girl. [1]
Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of nearly 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and its population is estimated at 2.3 million people. There are coastal plains, mountains, and a savanna in the east.
Wisdom Mumba Chansa was a Zambian football player who died in the 1993 air crash off the coast of Gabon that killed 18 players of the Zambian national team.
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 Zambian national football team to a 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Senegal in Dakar. All 25 passengers and five crew members were killed. However, Johnson Bwalya couldn’t get on the plane and is thankfully still alive. The official investigation concluded that the pilot had shut down the wrong engine following an engine fire. It also found that pilot fatigue and a faulty instrument had contributed to the accident.
André Ivan Biyogo Poko is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Khaleej and the Gabon national team. He was part of the Gabon national team in the 2021 AFCON tournament in Cameroon.
Patrick Banda was a Zambian footballer and member of the national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993.
Whiteson Changwe was a Zambian footballer and member of the national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993.
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