{"id":51137,"date":"2024-01-12T18:49:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T18:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?p=51137"},"modified":"2024-01-12T15:50:44","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T15:50:44","slug":"scorpions-finally-arrive-at-battle-front","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/scorpions-finally-arrive-at-battle-front","title":{"rendered":"Scorpions finally arrive at battle front"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Following travel hiccups and a row over bonuses, the Gambia national team, the Scorpions, have finally arrived in Yamoussoukro, the Ivorian town hosting Group C of the Africa Cup of Nations finals.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The team was airlifted on a special flight negotiated by President Adama Barrow from his counterpart Alassane Ouattara, following a scary moment on a rickety plane starved of oxygen that had to make a dash back to Banjul nine minutes into the journey Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>A number of players and team coach said the experience was horrible with dizziness and sleep.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement announcing the new development, the Gambia Football Federation said President Barrow has also secured permit for the plane to land because the airport in Yamoussoukro is normally not available for big carriers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Barrow was in touch with his Ivorian counterpart Alassane Ouattara on the matter. In this regard, Air Co\u0302te d\u2019Ivoire dispatched an Airbus 319 to ferry the team to the Afcon,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Following travel hiccups and a row over bonuses, the Gambia national team, the Scorpions, have finally arrived in Yamoussoukro, the Ivorian town hosting Group C of the Africa Cup of Nations finals. 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