The Confederation of African Football have released a statement and announced what next after the Libyans held the Super Eagles of Nigeria hostage.
The Nigeria n national team was held hostage by the Libyan authorities at Al Abaq International AirportFootball have eventually broken their silence almost 24 hours after the Super Eagles were held hostage at a Libyan airport.
The team were in the North African country to honour the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier second leg match against the Mediterranean Knights. Their flight was redirected mid-air with the Libyans failing to provide adequate provisions and locked up the team at the Al Abaq International Airport overnight., CAF have broken their silence on the ordeal of the Super Eagles for over 15 hours in Libya, confirming action will be taken.
In the meantime, the Nigerian contingent have been allowed to leave Al Abaq and were on their way home after their unimaginable ordeal, which lasted about 16 hours.Sevilla sends message to stranded Super Eagles stars in Libya as European clubs take actions The Spanish club showed solidarity with their two players, Kelechi Iheanacho and Chidera Ejuke with the rest of the national team in the North African country.The reigning African Footballer of the Year, who missed the games due to injury, took to social media to call on relevant authorities to look into the barbaric act.Viginia Akinyi is the current import editor at Briefly News. She holds a B.Sc.
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