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Africa Cup Of Nations Snapshot: Zambia Pay Their Respects

By Chris Wright

In 1993, April 27th to be precise, the Zambian national team suffered a terrible tragedy (the country's worst sporting disaster) when a flight taking the entire Zambian squad and their management to a World Cup qualifying match in Senegal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean 500 metres off the coast of Libreville, Gabon.

Read the full article at Who Ate All the Pies.

Who Ate All the Pies @ Feb 10, 2012 5:53 AM EDT | Blog Profile

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