QANCIYE Posted September 22, 2005 Now this is a true Soccer Fan in African Style lol Football fans fake air emergency A chartered plane carrying nearly 300 Gambians faked a fuel emergency to land in time for a football match in a youth tournament in Peru, officials say. The plane should have landed in the capital, Lima. However, when the fans realised they would be late for the game, the crew radioed the Peruvian authorities to say the plane was low on fuel. The plane then made an emergency landing in the northern city of Piura, where the game was taking place. Dedicated followers The Gambian fans, dressed in national colours, were allowed to disembark and watched their team beat Qatar 3-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals in the Fifa championships. Football fever has swept The Gambia since their under-17 team beat pre-tournament favourites Brazil last Saturday in their first game in any world championships. Gambian newspaper Daily Observer says the group's trip to Peru had been delayed by a week and they had been forced to watch the historic victory over Brazil on television at home. However, their celebrations could be dampened by the reaction of Peruvian officials. Thinking the plane's problem was real, the Peruvians had declared a red alert and scrambled the emergency services. The Gambians' plane has now been impounded, and the airline could face penalties. "It truly was a scam," said Betty Maldonado, a spokeswoman for Peru's aviation authority, CORPAC. She said the plane had been chartered by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and had entered Peruvian airspace "without permission". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted September 22, 2005 looooooooooooool, thanx, thats made my day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking Posted September 22, 2005 She said the plane had been chartered by Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and had entered Peruvian airspace "without permission". looool, Yahya AJJ Jammeh is a rare breed! I knew a guy who went to school with him. He has promised the players $1million if they win the U17 tournament. BRING ME THE CUP AND I'll GIVE YOU 1 MILLION DOLLARS - Jammeh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
