Patrick Banda (28 January 1974 – 27 April 1993) was a

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

and member of the

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...

. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

in 1993."Remember Gabon air victims on Heroes day"

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* 1974 births 1993 deaths Zambian men's footballers Zambia men's international footballers 1992 African Cup of Nations players Men's association football forwards Footballers killed in the 1993 Zambia national football team plane crash {{Zambia-footy-bio-stub