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Nigeria’s U23 team arrive Gambia after plane incident
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- November 15, 2015
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have indicated that the country’s U-23 team, fondly called Dream Team VI, have arrived Gambia safely, after escaping a possible plane crash on their way to Gambia on Sunday morning.
The pilot of their Arik Airline flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the Ghanaian capital, Accra due to unexpected technical difficulties.
“The U-23 National Team delegation has arrived in The Gambia for a 10 –day training program ahead of the 2nd Africa U-23 Cup of Nations taking place in Senegal,” the NFF said in a statement.
It goes on to say further: “Thenff.com learnt that the ARIK Air aircraft conveying the team from Lagos lost a tyre on landing at the Kotoka International Airport, Accra. The airplane that was on ground in Accra was then deployed for the purpose of flying the team to The Gambia, but that also lost an engine on take–off and the pilot had to make a quick return.
“However, ARIK provided another aircraft that flew the delegation to The Gambia through Dakar.”
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