<P> 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 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Senegal in Dakar . All 25 passengers and five crew members were killed . 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 . </P>
<P> 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 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Senegal in Dakar . All 25 passengers and five crew members were killed . 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 . </P>
african football team that died in plane crash
african football team that died in plane crash
the Zambian national football team
the Zambian national football team