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.
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 boycott Libya match after players ‘locked in airport without food or drink for 12 hours’
Nigeria players will boycott their upcoming African Cup of Nations qualifier after claiming they were locked in an airport in Libya for 12 hours “without food or drink”.The Super Eagles were due to face Libya in an Afcon qualifier on Tuesday evening but will now refuse to play the match after their flight into the country was diverted to a smaller airport,
Nigeria fly back as they boycott AFCON qualifier in Libya as players, including Premier League stars, stranded at airport for more than 16 hours
The Nigeria national team are back home after being trapped in a Libyan airport for more than 16 hours, their treatment being labelled ‘like a hostage situation’. The Super Eagles had
Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface and Nigerian national team stranded in Libyan airport for 12 hours after flight diversion
On Tuesday, Nigeria was set to play Libya in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, but the game will now not go ahead as the Nigerian team will boycott the game. Nigeria were set to fly into Benghazi
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