African football in turmoil! Libya condemns Nigeria boycott of match after being abandoned at airport
On October 15, the Libyan Football Federation released a statement condemning the Nigerian Football Federation’s boycott of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Which were scheduled to be held in Benghazi, Libya, on the same day.
Nigeria had previously announced a boycott of the match. After travel problems occurred when the plane carrying the Nigerian players landed at Al Abraq airport, 230 kilometres from their intended destination, on Sunday. The players and coaching staff were then left behind at the airport for a long time. Finally, the Emerald Eagles decided to fly back to their country and arrived on Monday afternoon. Announcing that they would not be playing.
The Libyan national team trained and traveled to the stadium as scheduled to show. They were ready to play despite the other side’s boycott
The Libyan Football Federation later issued a statement condemning the decision of the Nigerian Football Federation and will take legal action to protect the interests of the ยูฟ่าเบท https://ufabet999.app team.
Nigeria captain William Troost Ekong posted X that football is about mutual respect. Which must start with self-respect. Our aim is to do what is best for Nigerian football and that will never change. He looks forward to continuing his bid for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations next month.
As the Confederation of African Football’s disciplinary committee investigates the incident. It is possible that the 3-0 defeat to Nigeria could be punished with a fine or a new date. While Nigeria are preparing to send a letter of complaint to the federation about being abandoned at the airport in a bad atmosphere.
Previously, the Libyan Football Federation had complained about the poor treatment of its players and coaching staff in a qualifying match last week. In which Libya visited Nigeria. The plane landed at an airport several hours away from the match venue. Forcing the players to travel far and be delayed. The match ended with a 1-0 victory for Nigeria. Leaving the Emerald Eagles at the top of Group D, while Libya was at the bottom and likely to be eliminated.