The Super Eagles’ arrival at the Kumasi Airport Thursday afternoon wasn’t devoid of drama as viral videos showed the Nigerian contingent hopping down from their chartered aircraft having been provided with substandard airstairs after touching down.
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The expression on the faces of most of the players was a mixture of fear and bewilderment.
While many saw the substandard airstairs provided as deliberate, others especially locals explained that the Kumasi Airport which is majorly for domestic flights did not have fitting airstairs for Nigeria’s gigantic aircraft.
Ghana and Nigeria are battling it out for one of the five tickets to represent Africa at the Qatar World Cup in November. The first leg kicks off at 8:30 p.m. Nigeria time on Friday, March 25.