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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that the Super Eagles’ instrumentality to Nigeria from South Africa has been delayed aft the craft conveying the squad developed a method responsibility mid-air.
In a connection connected Saturday, the Federation said the ValueJet Airline craft transporting the delegation from Polokwane, South Africa, to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, suffered a cracked windscreen soon aft taking disconnected from Luanda, Angola, wherever it had made a scheduled refuelling stop.
“The aforesaid craft had flown immoderate members of the delegation to Polokwane connected Thursday night, arriving successful the South African metropolis connected Friday morning,” the NFF said.
“However, aft a regular refueling halt successful Luanda, Angola (where the level besides stopped to refuel connected Thursday night, and wherever the aforesaid level had stopped to refuel to and from Bloemfontein successful South Africa for the Matchday 8 brushwood betwixt the Super Eagles and the Bafana Bafana past month), the craft suffered a cracked windscreen mid-air aft take-off, and the aviator did good to usher the airplane safely backmost to the airdrome successful Luanda,” the connection added.
The NFF assured fans that nary 1 was injured successful the incident, commending the pilot’s composure and professionalism successful ensuring the information of everyone onboard.
According to the Federation, contiguous steps were being taken to guarantee the team’s punctual accomplishment successful Uyo up of Tuesday’s important 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying clash against the Squirrels of Benin Republic astatine the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.
“ValueJet Airline and the applicable Federal Government of Nigeria authorities, including the Hon. Minister of Aviation, the Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Chief of Staff to Mr. President, are moving assiduously to get the indispensable overflying and landing permits for different craft to alert from Lagos, prime the delegation successful Luanda and alert them to Uyo,” the connection said.
The Super Eagles are expected to get successful Uyo arsenic soon arsenic the replacement craft is cleared for operation.
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