Referees died in plane crash
2007-05-07 16:08
Douala, Cameroon - A three-man team of Cameroon referees were among those who died when a Kenyan Airways plane crashed in swampland near here Saturday with 114 people on board.
Cameroon soccer officials said Zing Omgba, Engelbert Effa and Patrice Boungani boarded the flight in this Atlantic city en route to the Democratic Republic of Congo via Kenya.
The match officials were due to control an African Confederation Cup fourth round fixture between Tout Puissant Mazembe Englebert of DR Congo and Mwana Africa of Zimbabwe.
An African Football Confederation spokesperson said in Cairo that replacement referees from Congo Brazzaville were rushed to Kinshasa and the match went ahead as scheduled on Sunday.
Rescue workers found no one alive when they reached the wreckage of the Boeing 737-800 36 hours after the plane had gone missing soon after taking off during a violent storm.
- SAPA