African Football Body, Confederation of African Football (CAF), has broken its silence on the alleged maltreatment of players and coaches of the Nigerian National Football Team, Super Eagles, in Libya.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the Nigerian team were held hostage for over 14 hours at Al Abraq International Airport.
Displeased with the treatment in the country, the Nigerian Football Federation, in a statement on Monday, announced that the team will be heading to Nigeria.
“The Nigerian delegation for Tuesday’s 2025 AFCON qualifier against Libya is still at Al Abraq Airport, 12 hours after landing,” the NFF stated. “The chartered ValueJet aircraft was, strangely and in a dangerous manner, diverted to the small airport just as the pilot was completing his approach to Benghazi Airport.”
As of press time, the Super Eagles players are on a plane heading back to the country.
Reacting to the development, CAF said it would investigate the matter and punish any party found guilty of breaching its regulations.
The statement released on Monday reads: “CAF views the disturbing and unacceptable experiences of the Nigerian National Football Team (“Super Eagles”) at an airport in Libya in a very serious light
“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.”
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