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Aubameyang and Gabon team have an airport nightmare en route to qualifier

Ever been stuck at an airport, with seemingly no hope of getting out? Well, it looks like it's not just us mere mortals who have to face that particular misery.

As Arsenal and Gabon captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can attest, even world-renowned international footballers can come unstuck - or is that stuck - when it comes to running the gauntlet of airport security.

Aubameyang and his compatriots arrived at Banjul International Airport late on Sunday evening for their onward journey to an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against The Gambia on Monday night - only to end up being held for six, long hours.