•Minister of Sports Development, John Onoh The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has condemned the inhuman treatment of Nigerian players in Libya. Enoh, last night, said the federal government would get to the root of the matter, reports Channels TV. The minister explained that the Nigerian government would not take the matter...
•Super Eagles arrive in Nigeria The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to invite the Libyan Ambassador to Nigeria for questioning over the ill-treatment meted out to the senior national football team, the Super Eagles, during the botched African Cup of Nations qualifiers yesterday. The resolution of the House was a s...
The Confederation of African Football has delisted the Group D second-leg fixture of the ongoing 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. CAF published an updated game fixture on its X handle today, however, it does not include the Libya versus Nigeria game. The […...
•Manchester United’s former manager, Alex Ferguson Alex Ferguson is leaving his reported £2 million-a-year ($2.6m) ambassador role with Manchester United at the end of the season as part of a cost-cutting exercise. The former United manager, 82, won 13 Premier League titles and two Champions League crowns among a huge trophy haul during nearly...
•Libya LFF The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has condemned Nigeria’s decision to withdraw from the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier while vowing to take legal action to defend its national team’s interests. The Super Eagles yesterday pulled out of the match, which was scheduled for today, Tuesday, October 15, citing safety conc...
•Pilot The pilot who flew the Nigerian team has shed more light on the controversy in the wake of the crisis between the Nigerian authorities and Libya over the ill-treatment meted out to the Supper Eagles. The unexpected diversion of the flight to a remote airport, Al-Abraq, instead of their intended destination, Benghazi has been […]...
•Deschamps and Mbappe France coach Didier Deschamps said yesterday that a report claiming captain Kylian Mbappe was being investigated for rape in Sweden “is not a good thing for the national team”. “Everyone is free to write what they want but there is a negative atmosphere” around the French team, Deschamps told reporters following the [&hel...
•Abdelhakim Al Shalmani President of the Libyan Football Federation, Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani, has tendered his resignation. According to The Libya Observer, Al-Shalmani’s resignation was announced during a regular meeting of the Federation’s General Assembly yesterday. “I do not want to be part of the failure in Libyan sports,” Al-Shalmani stat...
The Libyan Football Association has issued an official statement regarding the mistreatment of Nigeria’s Super Eagles and their delegates during their arrival in Libya. The Nigerian national football team endured a frustrating ordeal upon landing in Libya as they were left stranded at the airport by local officials. Their flight, originally bo...
The Confederation of African Football has expressed deep concern over the troubling ordeal faced by Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, at a Libyan airport. The federation highlighted immediate steps to engage both Libyan and Nigerian authorities, following reports that the team and their staff were left stranded under distress...
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