Nigeria's national soccer team is stuck at airport for 19 hours. Trip boycott Libya

 The Nigerian national soccer team refused to play and returned to its country, saying it had been damaged by an "inhumanitarian psychological game" on the road to Libya.


According to major foreign media such as the AP and AFP on the 15th, the fourth round of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Libya and Nigeria, which was scheduled to be held in Benghazi, Libya, is expected to be canceled.


This is because the Nigerian national team suddenly returned home, saying it would boycott the game.


The Nigerian Football Association and its players claim that they were unable to play due to unfair treatment from Libya.



According to them, the plane carrying the Nigerian team had to change its destination to Albrak Airport, about 220km from Benghazi Airport, just before landing.


Nigeria's captain William Trost-Ekong said on social media, "The Libyan government canceled the approval to land in Benghazi for no reason. (At Albrak Airport), the airport was locked and left us without a phone connection, food or drink."


"It was all for psychological warfare. As a captain, I decided not to participate in this game," he said.


The Nigerian soccer association said the team spent 19 hours at the airport without boarding a bus that they had planned to take to Benghazi. In other words, they were virtually stuck.


Players are said to have calmed their anger by playing smartphone games or listening to music.


The Libyan Football Association explained on social media, "International air travel can always be disrupted due to air traffic control regulations, security checks, and logistics problems."


However, the Nigerian Football Association claims that Libya's side played a psychological game with "revenge."



The third match on the 11th was also a matchup between Nigeria and Libya, which was held at home in Nigeria.


After the match, which ended in Nigeria's 1-0 victory, Libyan captain Faisal al-Badri claimed that there was a three-hour delay in moving to the city where the match was being held.


Ademola Olazire, a spokesman for the Nigerian Football Association, said, "Based on the 'false claims' of the Libyan national team, I heard the night before that there was an order from a 'high-ranking official' on the part of Libya that the Nigerian team should be tied to the airport for more than 10 hours."


As an unprecedented incident occurred, the Nigerian government also urged a fact-finding investigation.


Nigeria's Sports Minister John Owan Eno said he had decided to send an official complaint to the African Football Federation (CAF), saying, "This issue must be recorded and thoroughly resolved."


The CAF decided to refer the case to the disciplinary committee.

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