Speaker 1: Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to leave Libya after
Speaker 1: the Nigeria Football Federation LFF Council twenty twenty five match
Speaker 1: against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya, following allegation of poor
Speaker 1: reception by the host country. When Nigeria players arrived at
Speaker 1: the Al Abraq International Airport for the Africa Cup of
Speaker 1: Nations qualifier friendly match. There are reports with videos and
Speaker 1: photographs posted online that Nigeria Super Eagles and officials are
Speaker 1: currently boarding a plane to return to Nigeria from Libya.
Speaker 1: Reports indicated that despite Patrice Moshepe, the President of the
Speaker 1: Confederation of Africa Football safa's appeal for Nigeria to stay
Speaker 1: and another game, the LFF refused and the friendly match
Speaker 1: was scheduled to be played on Tuesday. The Nigeria Super
Speaker 1: Egles took the decision not to proceed with their Africa
Speaker 1: Cup of Nations AFCN qualifier against Libya's Mediterranean Nights. After
Speaker 1: being stranded for almost thirteen at our Abraq International Airport,
Speaker 1: the tales frustration grew as they awaited a flight back home.
Speaker 1: Despite efforts by the Nigeria Football Federation NFF to arrange
Speaker 1: transportation to the match, Venu in Benghazi. According to close watchers,
Speaker 1: The Nigeria Football Federation said it believed that the delay
Speaker 1: by the Libyan authorities was intentional. A statement by the
Speaker 1: NFF Communications department on Monday said the team were left
Speaker 1: unattended to at the Al Abraq Airport. A video posted
Speaker 1: by the Eagles media team also confirmed the development as
Speaker 1: the players and officials, along with their luggage were left
Speaker 1: stranded at the airport, with the Liberal airport officials indifferent
Speaker 1: to the applied The Eagles departed for Libya on Sunday
Speaker 1: morning ahead of their twenty twenty five Africa Cup of
Speaker 1: Nations qualifying March they foe clash against the Mediterranean Knights.
Speaker 1: Libya was to hosts the three time African champions at
Speaker 1: the ten thousand capacity Mattials of Banina Stadium in Banila,
Speaker 1: located just ten kilometers from Benghazi, but reports emerged out
Speaker 1: the way diverted to another city. According to Channel's television,
Speaker 1: the charter voluted aircraft was strangery and in a dangerous manner,
Speaker 1: diverted to the small airport away from Benghazzi just as
Speaker 1: the pilot was completing his approach to the Benghazi airport.
Speaker 1: We understand the Al Abraq International Airport is only used
Speaker 1: for hard operations. Fateed players and officials have remained non
Speaker 1: closed as the host Libyan Football Federation failed to send
Speaker 1: any reception team or even vehicools to take the delegation
Speaker 1: members from the airport to their hotel, said to be
Speaker 1: three hours away in Benghazi. The NFF men arrangements for
Speaker 1: separate vehicools for the team, but the plan was unhinged
Speaker 1: by the diversion of the aircraft. The LFF statement. Reads
Speaker 1: FF added that the players have resolved not to play
Speaker 1: the match any longer as NFF officials are making plans
Speaker 1: to fly the team back home. Nigeria secured a hard
Speaker 1: fought one to zero victory over Libya at the Gotsu
Speaker 1: Apabio International Stadium in Yo on Friday after lets are
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