Arik Air Flight Carrying Nigeria’s U-23 Team Escape Crash

The Dream Team,Nigeria’s U-23 team this morning narrowly escaped being involved in a plane crash on their way to Gambia as part of preparations for the African U-23 Championship billed for Senegal.

According to a senior official of the team, the pilot of the Arik Aircraft made an emergency landing in Accra, Ghana, due to technical problems.

“Thank God for his goodness and his mercies that we escaped a plane crash on our way to Gambia. The pilot had to make an emergency landing in Accra and we are still in Accra,” the official told Goal.

“We are still stranded here and we are yet to get any news from Arik officials.”