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| Pompey's Africa landing aborted | Pompey's Africa landing aborted |
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| A plane carrying Portsmouth's footballers to Nigeria for a pre-season trip had to abort its landing in Abuja. | A plane carrying Portsmouth's footballers to Nigeria for a pre-season trip had to abort its landing in Abuja. |
| The pilot of the Airbus 319 abandoned the descent after failing to gain clearance from the control tower. | The pilot of the Airbus 319 abandoned the descent after failing to gain clearance from the control tower. |
| The team were instead flown around for half an hour in stormy conditions before a successful landing was made. | The team were instead flown around for half an hour in stormy conditions before a successful landing was made. |
| Pompey defender Linvoy Primus said: "We were just above the runway when the pilot suddenly pulled the plane out of the landing and back up in the sky." | Pompey defender Linvoy Primus said: "We were just above the runway when the pilot suddenly pulled the plane out of the landing and back up in the sky." |
| He told the club's official website: "We were all shocked. No-one knew what was happening. There had been no warning that there was a problem. | He told the club's official website: "We were all shocked. No-one knew what was happening. There had been no warning that there was a problem. |
| "But credit to the pilot who soon told us that he had been unable to establish contact with the tower and had decided not to land. | "But credit to the pilot who soon told us that he had been unable to establish contact with the tower and had decided not to land. |
| "After circling for half an hour in lightning he then managed to get us down safely." | "After circling for half an hour in lightning he then managed to get us down safely." |
| Portsmouth later thrashed Nigerian champions Kano Pillars 5-0 at the Abuja Stadium. | |
| They will take on Community Shield opponents Manchester United in a warm-up game on Sunday. |