The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has withdrawn the Super Eagles from their 2025 AFCON qualifier against Libya due to a 12-hour ordeal at Al Abraq Airport in Libya.
The team’s flight was unexpectedly diverted mid-flight to the smaller airport, leaving players and officials stranded without support from the Libyan Football Federation.
With no transport to their hotel in Benghazi, and after hours of waiting, the fatigued players decided not to play.
“The Nigerian delegation for Tuesday’s 2025 AFCON qualifier against Libya is still at Al Abraq Airport, 12 hours after landing. The chartered ValueJet aircraft was, strangely and in a dangerous manner, diverted to the small airport just as the pilot was completing his approach to Benghazi Airport,” the NFF said in a statement.
The NFF is now arranging their return to Nigeria.
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