According to the "Daily Mail", the Gabonese national team was "seized" at Banjul Yundum Airport in the Gambia while the Gabonese national team went to Gambia to participate in the African Cup qualifiers, and their passports were detained by staff The Gabonese national team was stranded at the airport for 6 hours before being "released." In this regard, Gabon’s leading star Aubameyang questioned and criticized the African Football Federation and should be held responsible for this matter.
reported that the Gabonese national team went to Banjul Airport at 11 pm local time on November 5th, but was not allowed to leave until 6 am on the 16th. The players can be said to have spent the night at the airport. During this period, their passports were confiscated by the staff.
Arsenal star Aubameyang posted the scene of Gabonese teammates and players staying overnight at the airport on social media. The teammates seemed very tired. Some players could only spend it by listening to music and watching movies. Some players simply slept on the airport floor and spent this "difficult night."
Aubameyang complained on social media: "What a wonderful night our Gabonese national team spent at the airport! I want to know why the Gambia kept our passports for a few hours, and they kept us in the airport. , Are we hostages or what? I am looking forward to the next episode of this plot."
Aubameyang hopes that the African Football Federation will take responsibility: "Nonetheless, this will not make our team lose momentum, but people need to know , Especially the African Football League must take on these responsibilities, time comes to 2020, we all hope that Africa will develop, but this is by no means our way to achieve our goals!!"
