The Nigerian national team was redirected to a different airport before their match against Libya and had to wait for 20 hours without access to food and drink.
Following this incident, Nigeria decided not to participate in the match. FIFA Council member and former Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick, confirmed that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is set to make a statement regarding the poor treatment experienced by the Nigerian national team during their trip to Libya.
According to him, this decision will be finalized today or tomorrow.
In an interview with Arise Television, he stated, “CAF is taking this issue very seriously. Today, tomorrow we will have the final result. CAF President, Patrice Motsepe, personifies integrity and Pan-Africanism. We deliberated on it in our executive committee meeting. It was a subject of intense discussion. This is very serious because anything could have happened to the Super Eagles. CAF is not leaving any stone unturned.”
CAF President Patrice Motsepe echoed these sentiments and condemned the incidents that occurred. He emphasized that there should be no place for unsportsmanlike practices in African football and assured that necessary measures would be taken:
“We should have zero tolerance. Appropriate action will be taken.”
