•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 […]...
•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...
The Super Eagles have arrived in Nigeria after their ordeal in Libyan for a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier. Players and officials were stranded for about 13 hours at a Libya airport ahead of the game which was supposed to take place on Tuesday. Photos of the team sleeping on benches went viral […]
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...
•Victor Boniface Nigerian forward, Victor Boniface has broken silence over the ordeal of the team after being delayed at the Al Abraq International Airport in Libya for more than 12 hours after landing yesterday. The Super Eagles landed in Libya for their qualifier against the host nation, but their chartered ValueJet flight was diverted at [&...
•Nigeria’s Super Eagles The Nigerian Football Federation has said the Super Eagles will no longer take part in the 2025 AFCON qualifier against Libya after the Libyan authorities delayed the Super Eagles at the Al Abraq Airport for more than 12 hours after landing. •Super Eagles delayed for over 12 hours at Libya airport A […]
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