Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s international future has been thrown into doubt after the Arsenal man returned home early from Gabon duty.
Aubameyang too part in his side’s 3-0 win over South Sudan on Friday and he trained with the rest of the squad over the weekend. However, according to L’Equipe, the Arsenal man refused to travel for Tuesday’s return fixture with the main issue a chartered flight that was booked by the Gabonese FA for the trip to South Sudan.
The 29-year-old is reported to have said the plane did not meet the “standards required for top athletes” and told Gabonese FA officials: “I will not board that thing”. He refused to board the plane and instead chose to fly back home to the UK and spend some time with his family before Arsenal’s next fixture over the weekend.
The former Borussia Dortmund man has netted six goals for Arsenal this season in all the competitions.
