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Aubameyang slams CAF after feeling like a 'hostage' as Arsenal star & Gabon team-mates sleep in Gambia airport ahead of Afcon qualifiers

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has slammed the Confederation of Africa (CAF) after being made to feel like a "hostage", with the Arsenal captain and his Gabon team-mates having been forced to sleep in an airport ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Gambia.

Patrice Neveu's men are scheduled to play the West African country in Bakau on Monday and they arrived at the Banjul International Airport late on Sunday night.

Upon their arrival, the Panthers were delayed at the airport with reports indicating their passports were seized despite providing their coronavirus results to the immigration officers for checks.