An Air France passenger jet with more than 190 people on board struck a cow shortly after landing at the coastal city of Port Harcourt in Nigeria, a spokeswoman for the airline said on Wednesday.

The jet hit the animal which had strayed onto the runway shortly after the scheduled flight landed with 196 passengers on board.

"The plane hit the cow after landing but there is absolutely no problem. Nobody was hurt," a spokeswoman said.

Port Harcourt is the center of Nigeria's oil industry.