Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released a statement on the “dehumanizing conditions” the Super Eagles of Nigeria experienced at an airport in Libya.
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| Confederation of African Football (CAF). Photo: @CAF_Online |
The African football governing body described the sad incident as “disturbing and unacceptable”, and assured, “appropriate action will be taken against those who violated the CAF Statutes and Regulations”.
Nigeria Captain, William Troost-Ekong, said, “we will not play this game” following “disgraceful behaviour” from the Libyan government against Super Eagles and officials.
Nigeria and Libya were scheduled to play their second leg Africa Cup Of Nations (AFCON) 2025 qualifier on Tuesday 15 October, 2024 in Benghazi, Libya.
Obviously, the encounter may not hold anymore as the Super Eagles have returned to Nigeria.
In its statement, according to cafonline.com, CAF said: “The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) has been in contact with the Libyan and Nigerian authorities after it had been informed that the Nigerian National Football Team (‘’Super Eagles’’) and their technical team were stranded in disturbing conditions for several hours at an airport that they were allegedly instructed to land by the Libyan authorities.
The matter has been referred to the CAF Disciplinary Board for investigation and appropriate action will be taken against those who violated the CAF Statutes and Regulations.”
