Relief for Wrexham and Jacob Mendy! Gambia confirm squad are ‘in good health’ after horrible flight ordeal as they prepare for AFCON opener against Senegal

Earlier on Thursday, The Gambia Sports Federation revealed that the chartered flight carrying their national team to Ivory Coast for the upcoming African Cup of Nations 2023, made an emergency landing due to a loss of oxygen inside the flight. The plane only flew for nine minutes before returning to Banjul.

Later in the day, Wrexham shared an update confirming the well-being of The Gambia national team along with their star defender Jacob Mendy. The team safely reached its destination and held a training session before flying out to Yamoussoukro where they are set to face Senegal in their tournament opener on Monday.

On their official X account, Wrexham wrote, "@TheGambiaFF have confirmed the squad, including @jacobmendy17, are in good health, trained today and are now flying out to Yamoussoukro. Pob lwc, Jacob!"

The Red Dragons, who are just two points behind league leaders Stockport with a game in hand, will next take on AFC Wimbledon in a crucial League Two encounter on Saturday.