{"id":1495,"date":"2025-10-12T12:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1495"},"modified":"2025-10-12T12:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T12:27:13","slug":"plane-flying-super-eagles-back-to-nigeria-makes-emergency-landing-in-angola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1495","title":{"rendered":"Plane flying Super Eagles back to Nigeria makes emergency landing in Angola"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The aircraft conveying Nigeria\u2019s Super Eagles from South Africa to Uyo for their final World Cup qualifier against the Benin Republic made an emergency landing in Luanda, Angola, on Saturday after developing a technical fault mid-air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ValueJet aircraft, which initially stopped in Luanda to refuel, reportedly turned back about 25 minutes after takeoff when a loud crack appeared on the aircraft\u2019s windshield, prompting the pilot to initiate emergency procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wizkid - Bad Girl (Audio) ft. 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