Libyan authorities on Sunday detained Super Eagles players and officials at the Al Abaq airport in Al Abaq, ahead of the second leg of the AFCON 2025 qualifiers between both countries.
The second leg of the qualifiers will take place in Benghazi on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
In a video posted on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) TV, players and officials of the Super Eagles together with their luggages were seen been confined to the airport by Libyan officials.
The media team reported that about an hour to landing, the Nigerian aircraft approaching its destination, Benghazi, was diverted to another city which is more than two hours drive from the original destination.
The maltreatment given to the Super Eagles and officials is due to claims made by Libya that they were not treated well when they came to Nigeria for the first leg of the AFCON 2025 qualifiers in Uyo on Friday.
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