Today marks exactly 27 years since Iwuanyanwu Nationale players (now Heartland FC) of Owerri died in a plane crash in Tamaransett, Algeria. A private aircraft "BAC-111 of Oriental Airline" carrying 30 players of Iwuanyanwu Nationale including ten officials crashed in Algeria. The team was on its way back home after African Cup of Champions (now CAF Champions League) match away to Esperance of Tunisia which the then Nigerian champions lost 3-0. Five people died and 35 cheated death. The dead players were Uche Ikeogu (the goalkeeper in blue), who was an ex-player of defunct Vom Rovers FC of Jos. Aimwola Omale (Defender, on white). Also dead were the Pilots, Cpt. Chukwuwenyi Amaechi, the co-pilot, Cpt. Chinedu Ogbonna and an air hostess, Miss. Obiageli Ezeh. Due to the high cost of fuel in Tunis, they flew to Algeria to refuel, on getting there the weather was very bad, all the efforts of Cpt. Ogbonna to save the plane from crashing failed. The team Captain, Mike Onyemachara was mistakenly pronounced dead, after few hours in morgue he jerked back to life. As we today mark 27 years remembrance of the departed Iwuanyanwu Nationale plane crash victims, may they keep resting in perfect peace. Christian Chukwu was among the survivors.

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May their souls continue to rest.

RIP to the warriors of the football pitch......