Nigeria Soccer Team Stranded At ‘Abandoned’ Airport Over 12 Hours, Claims It Was Done On Purpose Due To ‘Mind Games’
This is totally a soccer story … The Nigeria men’s soccer team got on a chartered flight Sunday that was meant to take them to Benghazi prior to their Tuesday game taking on Libya in a qualifier clash in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria to boycott AFCON qualifier against Libya after players claim they were left stranded at airport overnight
The Nigeria men’s soccer team is set to leave Libya after being stuck at a remote airport for over 15 hours, according to Nigeria’s soccer governing body.
Nigeria Refuse To Play In Libya As Algeria, Cameroon Qualify
Nigeria's refusal to play an Africa Cup of Nations fixture in Libya after alleged "inhumane treatment" of their squad, overshadowed Algeria and Cameroon qualifying on Monday for the 2025 finals.
Why Nigeria soccer is boycotting its AFCON qualifying match against Libya
Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong spoke on behalf of the team and said that Nigeria would boycott the match and urged CAF (Confederation of African Football) to take action against Libya. But either way, the team was willing to forfeit the match.
Nigeria national team boycott AFCON qualifier after being 'abandoned' in Libyan airport
The Nigerian soccer national team have officially boycotted their AFCON qualifier against Libya after their flight was diverted away from its original location with the team being held at the airport for over 12 hours,
Stranded Nigeria team boycott Libya qualifier in Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya and were heading home on Monday, their captain said, in protest at being diverted and abandoned for hours in an airport far from the match venue.
Nigeria boycott AFCON qualifier against Libya - federation
Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on Monday, according to their captain William Troost-Ekong and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Nigeria's soccer team stranded at Libya airport, putting Africa Cup qualifier in doubt
Nigeria's soccer players said on Monday they will boycott their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in Libya, after being stranded overnight at Al Abraq Airport in what the team captain described as “mind games”.
Soccer-Stranded Nigeria team boycott Libya qualifier in Africa Cup of Nations
Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya and were heading home on Monday, their captain said, in protest at being diverted and abandoned for hours in an airport far from the match venue.
FILE: Nigeria stranded at Libya airport, putting Africa Cup qualifier in doubt
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