CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: - Lawlor, David (29 November 2016). “Colombia plane crash: 71 dead and six survivors on flight carrying Chapecoense football team".

Detailed explanation-2: -The victims were identified as president Lucas Meira and players Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noé, Ranule and Marcus Molinari, as well as the pilot. There were no survivors, the club said. Palmas Futebol e Regatas was founded in 1997 and plays in Brazil’s fourth division.

Detailed explanation-3: -On April 27th, 1994, the Zambian national football team was flying on a Zambian Air Force de Havilland Canada DHC-5’ Buffalo’ twin-turboprop aircraft, on their way to Dakar, Senegal from Lusaka, Zambia. However, the aircraft nose-dived into the Atlantic Ocean, sadly killing all 30 people onboard.

Detailed explanation-4: -Players, coaches and invited guests from Brazil’s Chapecoense soccer team were on board the charter flight on November 28, 2016 when it crashed. Seventy-one people were killed and six survived. Aeronáutica Civil presenta informe final sobre accidente aéreo de la empresa LaMia.

Detailed explanation-5: -“People have to respect me, behind the soccer player there is a human being.” Former Chapecoense player Neto, who survived the crash and is now one of the club’s directors, also celebrated the title and the return of the team to Brazil’s first division. “Many thought Chapecoense was going to close, ” Neto said.