Moses Masuwa
Encyclopedia
Moses Masuwa was a Zambian
footballer and member of the national team
. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane
in Gabon
in 1993.
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
footballer and member of the national team
Zambia national football team
The Zambia national football team represents the country of Zambia in the sport of association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia. Before independence they were known as the Northern Rhodesia national football team. The side is nicknamed Chipolopolo as copper is one of...
. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane
1993 Zambia national football team air disaster
The 1993 Zambia national football team air disaster occurred in the late evening of 27 April 1993 when a Zambian Air Force Buffalo DHC-5D ditched into the Atlantic Ocean about 500 metres offshore from near Libreville, Gabon. The flight was carrying most of the Zambian national football team to a...
in Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
in 1993.