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Most of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon en route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.
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Zambia national football team
Men's association football team
The Zambia national football team represents Zambia in association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). During the 1980s, they were known as the KK 11, after founding president Dr. Kenneth Kaunda ("KK") who ruled Zambia from 1964 to 1991. After…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1993 Zambia national football team plane crash
Zambian Air Force plane crash off the coast of Gabon
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Libreville
Capital and largest city of Gabon
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, located on the Gabon Estuary. Libreville occupies 65 square kilometres (25 sq mi) of the northwestern province of Estuaire. Libreville is also a port on the Gabon Estuary, near the Gulf of Guinea. As of the 2013 census, its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Dakar
Capital and the largest city of Senegal
Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1994 FIFA World Cup
Soccer tournament in the United States
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
International football competition
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Senegal national football team
Men's association football team
The Senegal national football team, nicknamed Les Lions de la Teranga, represents Senegal in men's international association football and is operated by the Senegalese Football Federation.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)