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Arsenal manager Arteta talks to Aubameyang after Gabon team slept in Gambia airport

Goal.com | November 20, 2020

Related Topics: Arsenal F.C., Gabon, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Crespo, The Gambia, Mikel Arteta, Gambia national football team, Patrice Neveu, Banjul, Africa Cup of Nations, Stade de Franceville

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has told Gabon captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to take sleeping in a Gambian airport as an experience.

The Panthers arrived in Banjul for their 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against the Gambia late on Sunday night but they were delayed at the airport by immigration officials.

The delay forced Gabon players and coaching crew to sleep on the floor until 5am on Monday, a situation Aubameyang likened to being a hostage.

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The unpleasant reception made Gabon coach Patrice Neveu worried about Aubameyang’s future invitation to the national team which might be blocked by Arsenal.

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