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Super Eagles To Leave Libya After NFF Cancels Match Over Poor Reception

Oct 16, 20243 min
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Super Eagles To Leave Libya After NFF Cancels Match Over Poor Reception
 
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/super-eagles-to-leave-libya-after-nff-cancels-match-over-poor-reception/14/10/2024/ 
#Sports #AFCON #CAF #Libya #news #NFF #SuperEagles ©October 14th, 2024 ®October 14, 2024 8:50 pm Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to leave Libya after the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF canceled 2025 match against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya following allegation of poor reception by the host country when Nigeria players arrived at the Al Abraq International Airport for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier friendly match. #OsazuwaAkonedo


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Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to leave Libya after the Nigeria Football Federation LFF Council twenty twenty five match against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya, following allegation of poor reception by the host country. When Nigeria players arrived at the Al Abraq International Airport for the Africa Cup of

Nations qualifier friendly match. There are reports with videos and photographs posted online that Nigeria Super Eagles and officials are currently boarding a plane to return to Nigeria from Libya. Reports indicated that despite Patrice Moshepe, the President of the Confederation of Africa Football safa's appeal for Nigeria to stay and another game, the LFF refused and the friendly match

was scheduled to be played on Tuesday. The Nigeria Super Egles took the decision not to proceed with their Africa Cup of Nations AFCN qualifier against Libya's Mediterranean Nights. After being stranded for almost thirteen at our Abraq International Airport, the tales frustration grew as they awaited a flight back home. Despite efforts by the Nigeria Football Federation NFF to arrange

transportation to the match, Venu in Benghazi. According to close watchers, The Nigeria Football Federation said it believed that the delay by the Libyan authorities was intentional. A statement by the NFF Communications department on Monday said the team were left

unattended to at the Al Abraq Airport. A video posted by the Eagles media team also confirmed the development as the players and officials, along with their luggage were left stranded at the airport, with the Liberal airport officials indifferent to the applied The Eagles departed for Libya on Sunday morning ahead of their twenty twenty five Africa Cup of Nations qualifying March they foe clash against the Mediterranean Knights.

Libya was to hosts the three time African champions at the ten thousand capacity Mattials of Banina Stadium in Banila, located just ten kilometers from Benghazi, but reports emerged out the way diverted to another city. According to Channel's television, the charter voluted aircraft was strangery and in a dangerous manner, diverted to the small airport away from Benghazzi just as the pilot was completing his approach to the Benghazi airport.

We understand the Al Abraq International Airport is only used for hard operations. Fateed players and officials have remained non closed as the host Libyan Football Federation failed to send any reception team or even vehicools to take the delegation members from the airport to their hotel, said to be three hours away in Benghazi. The NFF men arrangements for separate vehicools for the team, but the plan was unhinged

by the diversion of the aircraft. The LFF statement. Reads FF added that the players have resolved not to play the match any longer as NFF officials are making plans to fly the team back home. Nigeria secured a hard fought one to zero victory over Libya at the Gotsu Apabio International Stadium in Yo on Friday after lets are strike by Fisaio Deli Bashiu sas On Ledi gredy you Brnie in a more digital way

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