Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his teammates stranded before their
game against The Gambia. Photo: Instagram@Aubameyang7
Arsenal striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his
Gabonese teammates were on Sunday stranded on their way to an
Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against The
Gambia.
The former Borussia Dortmund man shared videos and photos of the
team stranded at the Banjul International Airport on his Instagram
stories.
Gabon’s Panthers were billed to take on The Gambia (a match they
lost 2-1) in a Group D qualifier for the competition scheduled for
2022 in Cameroon.
The Gabonese football federation also shared photos and videos
of the team sleeping on the airport floor on its Facebook page but
made no comment about the issue.
We lost as mens With pride thanks Panthers
@CAF_Online
pic.twitter.com/8CGA0lvfk0
— Aubameyang P-E (@Aubameyang7) November 16, 2020
In a series of tweets on its official handle, the Gambian
Ministry of Youths and Sports explained that the Gabonese
delegation was not allowed to leave the Airport because they
“refused to surrender their Covid-19 test certificates to the
public health officials; equally, they refused to be tested at the
airport and put up with unfavourable behaviours.
“The public health officials on duty did not allow them to leave
the airport without being tested until 05:30 am after the matter
was reported to the Match Commissioner by Mr Lamin Jassey, General
Secretary.”
The Ministry explained that “The public health officials were
given assurance by the Gabonese sports minister and the ambassador
that tests will be conducted on each member of the delegation at
their Hotel. It was after this assurance the delegation was allowed
to leave the airport.”
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Clarification: The Behaviour of the Gabonese
delegationThe @MOYSTheGambia has learnt with shocked and disbelief the
attitude of the Gabonese delegation upon their arrival at the
Banjul International Airport last night.Despite 20:00hrs was communication to the officials in…
pic.twitter.com/UCbHZExO6U— Ministry of Youth and Sports The Gambia (@MOYSTheGambia)
November 16, 2020
I know my team They Ready like Never before
And me they did a misTake Letting me sleep for couple Hours Today
is the day!!! No Matter the result for me my team won already when
i See the faces this Morning everyone is hungry hungry about
Football Let’s fucking Go Panthers— Aubameyang P-E (@Aubameyang7) November 16, 2020
A furious Aubameyang while replying to a tweet, urged the
Confederation of African Football (CAF) to take responsibility.
“This will not demotivate us, but people need to know and CAF
need to take responsibility,” the 2019/2020 joint-highest
goalscorer added. “(It is) 2020 and we want Africa to grow, but
this is not how we will get there.”
Ça nous démotivera pas mais ils faut que les
gens sachent et surtout que la @CAF_Online prennent ces
responsabilité. 2020 et on veut que l’Afrique grandissent ce n’est
pas comme ça qu’on va y arriver!!! https://t.co/7qCeYNaBmJ— Aubameyang P-E (@Aubameyang7) November 16, 2020
See photos of the Gabon players sleeping at the
Banjul International Airport:
