Chelsea midfielder Charles Musonda has revealed how a leg injury saved his father from a plane crash with the Zambia national team.
The 24-year-old’s father, also Charles, was a former international and starred for the Chipolopolo between 1988–1993, making 48 appearances for the side.
In 1994, he was called up to represent his country and was determined to honour the invitation against the advice of his club Anderlecht, despite struggling with a knee injury.
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He eventually did not make the trip and the plane conveying the national team plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 30 people on board.