•The deportees Thirteen migrants, including seven Nigerians, have been deported from Libya for breaching the country’s laws. The deportation, overseen by Libya’s Department for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM), took place at the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Center in Benghazi. According to a post on X by Migrant Rescue Watch yesterday, th...
•Libyan and Nigerian flags Following the verdict delivered by the Confederation of African Football in response to the complaint lodged by the Nigeria Football Federation over the recent inhumane treatment meted out to the Super Eagles in Libya, members of the Nigerian community have reported mass arrests and fines in the country. The Nigerian...
•Nigeria’s Super Eagles Nigeria were awarded three goals and three points, and Libya was fined $50,000 as the Confederation of African Football finally announced its verdict on the botched 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Group D qualifying fixture scheduled for October 15 in Benina, Libya, yesterday. The verdict followed an intense and seemin...
•Stranded Nigerian players in Libya The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded three points, and three goals to Nigeria for the missed Libya game. The development comes after the CAF president, Patrice Motsepe, said a thorough probe was ongoing following the recent controversy surrounding Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier ...
The Libyan Football Federation is panicking after being asked by CAF to submit documents relating to the cancellation of the AFCON qualifying Group D match against Nigeria after the latter refused to play the match after their plane was diverted to Labraq Airport and held hostage for 18 hours without food and water. According to […]
•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...
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 […...
•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...
After more than 14 hours of being delayed at Al Abraq International Airport, the Libyan government cleared the Nigerian flight to bring the players and officials back home. This was disclosed in a post by sports journalist Adepoju Tobi Samuel, popularly known as OgaNlaMedia. He said: “After pressure from several quarters, the Libyan government...
•Super Eagles stranded for 12 hours at Al Abraq International Airport in Libya After more than 12 gruelling hours at the Al Abraq International Airport in Libya, the Confederation of African Football has yet to address the situation of Nigeria’s Super Eagles who have been stranded at the airport since their arrival yesterday afternoon. The [&h...
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