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UNCOVERED: Nigeria team plane forced to make emergency landing after windscreen cracks in mid air - The Untold Story

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The Nigeria men’s national football team pictured before their latest World Cup qualifier against Lesotho in Polokwane, South Africa on Friday - (AFP via Getty Images)

A plane carrying the Nigeria men’s national football team was forced to make a quick emergency landing on Saturday due to a scary issue that occurred shortly after take-off.

The Super Eagles squad were returning home from Polokwane in South Africa, where they beat Lesotho 2-1 in their penultimate 2026 World Cup qualifier at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Friday.

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