The Super Eagles’ arrival in Uyo has been delayed by a cracked windscreen on the chartered ValueJet Airline aircraft that was conveying the team from Polokwane, South Africa.
The aircraft had made an initial stop in Luanda to refuel before embarking on the trip to Uyo.
It however suffered a cracked windscreen mid-air after take-off, and the pilot guided the airplane safely back to the airport in Luanda.
According to the Nigeria Football Federation,NFF, ValueJet Airline and the relevant Federal Government of Nigeria authorities including the Honourable Minister of Aviation, Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Chief of Staff to the President are working assiduously to get the necessary overflying and landing permits for another aircraft to fly from Lagos, pick the delegation in Luanda and fly them to Uyo.
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The Super Eagles were initially expected to arrive Uyo today ahead of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cheetahs of Benin Republic slated for the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium next week Tuesday.
Eric Chelle’s side defeated Lesotho 2-1 in a Group C matchday nine encounter in Polokwane on Friday.
Meanwhile, Benin Republic’s delegation have arrived Uyo for the clash with the Super Eagles.
The players and their officials hit the Victor Attah International Airport aboard a chartered aircraft on Saturday afternoon.
By Adeboye Amosu
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There is now no difference between the interval between when we played Rwanda and South Africa in match days 7 and 8 and this one.
Then we played on Saturday and the following Tuesday. It’s already similar.
Meanwhile our guests have since felt at home.
It’s alright oh.
Benin are already in Uyo on Saturday for a match that will be played on Tuesday, while Nigeria are still stranded in Luanda……..LMAOoooo.
Orisirisi….!!!
Anyways, Lagos to Luanda is only about 3 hours and 45 minutes by air. Let’s hope the team arrives Uyo by Sunday morning and can at least train by Sunday night and Monday evening.
if we qualify for this world cup. Nollywood should do a movie on this qualification and call it Mission impossible. Everything has worked against this team, Peseiro departure, Finidi terrible tactics, bad pitches, Ekong halla, Nwabali near miss and Now crack cockpit widow (note it was not stated that bird strike caused it). So what next in this episode
That Nwabali near miss will surely be the biggest miracle if we qualify eventually. Nothing would have dropped the ball from going in if not for Spernatural Power
I await for the final episode. It will be cracking and tantalizing
Certainly, a Nollywood movie and a testimony above all testimonies needs to be proclaimed, should we eventually qualify for this World Cup.
A lot of things have also miraculously worked in our favor. At a point, we needed to win ALL 6 remaining matches to stand a chance…….We didnt. Other results came to our rescue.
Somehow, we ended up needing to win ALL remaining 4, but we still managed not to. Again, other results came through.
Then our ancestors caused SA’s team manager to forget that Mokoena had 2 yellow cards, and we got FIFA to banana peel South Africa from the top spot. That 3-point deduction is the reason SA would probably not be at the World cup, because the last draw vs Zimbabwe would have been what they needed to seal their place.
Finally, Rohr, our former coach, whom we treated unjustly, the one we called a mechanic, a PHE teacher, an usurper who is taking the place of our entitled ex-internationals, became the tool the Lord chose to do his marvelous works by picking points in unimaginable places, making our last match vs Benin the determinant of our destiny while hoping for 1 last miracle from Rwanda.
Indeed, a movie needs to be produced to describe one of the greatest escapes in the history of football if it actually happens.
No weapon fashioned against the Super Eagles will prosper.
NFF ONIGBESE and the SE are looking for who they will give high BP and send to the emergency room. I refuse to be their victim. If they like, they should remain in Luanda, and gift Rohr and Benin the 3 points via walkover. Yeye pipo.