AFCON plane panic
A former Manchester United star was involved in a terrifying ordeal while on Africa Cup of Nations duty.
The Gambia national team came within minutes of dying after the oxygen supply failed on their plane as they jetted from their capital city of Banjul to the Ivory Coast for the tournament.
A number of players passed out on the plane, before the pilot was forced to return to Banjul Airport for an emergency landing just nine minutes after take-off.
Ex-United ace Janko was among the players on board the aircraft and he shared a video on Instagram of the players getting off the plane, alongside the caption: "Unacceptable. After travelling 32 hours in total from Saudi Arabia (Training Camp) to The Gambia with long layovers in Istanbul and Casablanca, we were supposed to fly from Gambia to Ivory Coast for the AFCON today.
"As soon as we entered the small plane that was hired to fly us, we noticed the immense heat that left us dripping in sweat.
"It was assured to us by the crew that the air conditioning would start once we are in the sky.
"The inhumane heat mixed with the occurring lack of oxygen left many people with strong headaches and extreme dizziness.
"Furthermore, people started falling deeply asleep minutes after entering the aircraft/takeoff."
The 28-year-old, who played one game for Man Utd in 2014 in a 4-0 League Cup defeat to MK Dons, then added: "Whilst in the air, the situation got worse, leaving the pilot with no other option than initiating an emergency landing back in Banjul airport nine minutes after takeoff. Which happened successfully.
"If it wasn't for this, the consequences could have been a lot worse!!! Knowing what could have happened, if we would have been exposed to the situation for any longer - in an airplane, running out of oxygen…
"We are grateful that everyone is feeling well but this is a situation that has to be addressed going into the AFCON, as being only one of our obstacles on international duty.
"This is unacceptable and [as] such has to cease with immediate effect."
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