Air crashes to hit the world of sports

April 27, 1993

Zambia national football team, the whole team perished

Zambian soccer players hold a banner in memory of the 1993 crash that killed the entire Zambia team in Gabon, as they celebrate victory in the African Cup of Nations final against Cote d'Ivoire at Stade de l'Amitie in Libreville, Gabon, Feb 12, 2012. A Zambian Air Force de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo (registration AF-319), carrying most of the Zambian national football team to a FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Senegal in Dakar, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about 500 meters offshore from Libreville, Gabon, in the late evening of April 27, 1993. All 25 passengers and five crew members were killed. A Gabonese official investigation into the accident found that pilot fatigue and an instrument error had contributed to the accident. [Photo/IC]