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Speaker 1: Nigeria Football Federation NFF has given more details why it

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canceled Super Eagles Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match with

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the Mediterranean Knights of Libya, explaining shortly after the players

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returned to Nigeria on Monday evening that the airport officials

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and Libya showed less respect for the players and delegates,

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including a top government functionary the high country, stated Deputy

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Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibuhu Wee among the people

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kept stranded at the al Abraq International Airport, Nigeria. Super

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Egos in a news release, stated that the players arrived

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Cando International Airport on Monday evening after a return flight

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from Libya that took off around three fifteen pm. N

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elfin’s Director of Communications, doctor Ademola Olagerie, in a point

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by point account, narrated how they anticipated Africa Cup of

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Nations qualifying match was relegated to a fiasco by Libyan

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federal authorities and Football Federation. The statement reads, one of

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the chartered volunjed aircraft departed from the Victor at Our

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International Airport. We knew at eleven point five five hours

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on Sunday, the thirteenth of October twenty twenty four and

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London at the Amini Kando International Airport, Kanno at thirteen

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point one zero hours for the completion of immigration formalities

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and for the aircraft to referral two. The aircraft took

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off from Kano at fifteen point one eight hours for

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the three hours and thirty five minutes flights to Benghazi, Libya,

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expecting to arrive a few minutes before eight pm via time. Three.

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Just as he was about to commence his initial approach

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into Benghazi, the captain pilot was instructed by the control

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tower that he could not land in Benghazzi, despite having

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all the required landing papers and having completed all formalities

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before leaving u Yo and later Kno, but should proceed

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to the Al Ambraq International Airport, even though the airport

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lacked the controls for landing at such hours. He complained

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that he was shot on fuel, but his words fell

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on deaf ears as he was told in stern manner

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that the directive was from higher authorities. Far On landing

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at the Al Abraq International Airport in the small town

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of Labrac at nineteen point five zero hours, it was

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cleared that the airport was not a well utilized facility.

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There were no scanning machines or the usual equipment for

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this service, and officials had to met do with mobile

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phones to scan passport data. Pages five. The delegation, which

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included twenty two players and team officials, LFF President Al

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Haji Ibrahim Musa Busau, Deputy Governor of Odo State Conrad

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Philip Shaibu, a couple of NFF board members, NFF General

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Secretary Doctor Mohammad Salusi, a couple of parliamentarians, a couple

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of NFF management, a couple of million representatives, and a

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couple of stakeholders, was shown scant respect by the airport authorities,

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who applied court manas and stumptones. Six. It took over

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one hour for the team’s luggage to roll through the carousel,

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despite the fact that the bax and other items had

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already been hauled from the aircraft immediately on arrival. Seven.

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No official of the Libyan Football Federation was at the

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airport to receive the delegation. As is the best practiced globally,

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airport officials could not answer the simple question on where

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the buses that would take the delegation members back to Benghazi.

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When the NFF had booked hotel rooms were and when

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delegation members, including the NFF President, Corad Shaibu and doctor Sanusi,

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attempted to bruncho outside the airport to ascertain if there

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were brankos waiting for the team, they were stopped in

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the most on coot of maners by airport security personnel.

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Nine calls to the Generals Secretary of LFF, Vista Abdul Nasa,

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by doctor Sanusi yielded no fruits, as the former kept

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promising that the bosses would arrive in ten minutes, which

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letter became two hours, and afterwards three hours later in

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the evening, it was no longer possible to reach him

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on phone. Frustrated by this attitude, doctor Sanusi approached the

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security operatives to request that the team be allowed to

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go out and board the bosses the NFF eventually hired.

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This request was rejected with insults. It took the intervention

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of the NFF dignitaries to prevent what would have estalated

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into a row, as the NFF President himself was not

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spoiled when he held exchange of voices between the security

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personnel and his general secretary. This aggravented the tension and

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further frustrated the team. Ten hour after hour and with

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mountain frustration, delegation members, particularly the players, grew restless. There

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was no food or water provided by the LFF or

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where to even procure these items, and there was no

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network or internet connection at the airport. This sweetly increased

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the level of frustration and under eleven at past midnight,

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it was learned that there had been more from higher authorities.

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Libya is a jurisdiction governed by two different administrations, a

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U and recognized cabinet in Tripoli and a self imposed

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team over eastern Libya, including places like Benghazi and Lambrak

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that the Nigerian delegation should be delayed for minimum of

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ten hours at the airport for what the falsely claimed

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was done to their team in Nigeria. All conversations between

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the NFF General Secretary and the LFF General Secretary on

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the march in U, both written texts and voices notes

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are still in the NFF General Secretaries Full twelve. The

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NFF team was shocked because the incident referred to in

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Nigeria was entirely generated by the Libyans. They informed the NFF,

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their contingent would be landing in Port Harcourt and not

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to Yu, only two hours to the team’s arrival in Nigeria.

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Despite this, the NFF moved swiftly to get authorities to

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grant their aircraft movement permit from Port Harcourt to U,

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but this was jettisoned as the LFF apparently did not

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cherish the additional fee dispatched by the charter company. The

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opted to travel by road, refused to use the buses

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hired by the NFF and instant hired their own, and

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disrespected advice not to travel by night. When the stock

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to their guns to move by night, the NFF provided security.

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The NFF even provided the team training facility the day

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after the match and secured direct flight permit from Buyu

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to Benghazi for the delegation thirteen. Infuriated, the LFF president reacted,

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we anticipated some shots here given the false account of

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what happened in Nigeria as narrated by their team captain,

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but we did not expect these sinlanigans. What I am

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saying is despeakable and has no place in the game

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of football, which is meant to foster excellent relationships among

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nations and bring people from diverse cultures, religious funciations, and

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economic and political interests together in an ambience of peace

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and joy. Thirteen, The LFF land that the Embassy of

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Nigeria in Tripani had written a fortnight earlier to the

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authorities in Benghazli that they would want to welcome the

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Nigeria delegation on arrival. This application was said to have

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been rejected outright. Fifteen. In a conscious effort to play

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down their frustration, anger and hunger, players and officials resulted

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to playing games, listening to music, chatting themselves up, scarring

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through the airport’s exit door to see if any vehicles

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had arrived, and generally looked forward to the break which

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the halt would bring much sort after relief sixteen. Many

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calls were meant to hire authorities in Nigeria to apprise

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them of the situation, and these passons all expressed fields

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for the selty and security of the team. These fields

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were really and justified given the pletora of threads thrown

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by the Libyans on legacy and social media in the

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days before and after the match. In the u AT

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two A M Captain William account mean the NFF President

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in the company of the NFF General Secretary to inform

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the President that the team may not be able to

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go ahead with the match due to trauma, fatigue and

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body eggs that resulted from lack of food, dehydration and

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very cruel and unimaginable treatment which have led to some

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players falling ill. Seventeen, the NFF repeated calls to officials

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of the Confederation of African Football, Nigeria’s FIFA Council member

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Mister Ahmajing Melbourne Pinnic, and higher authorities in Nigeria. It

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dispatched a letter to CUFF in which it latailed the

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antics of the hosts and hoped that the continental governing

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body would go ahead to punished. Thus rare bestiality visited

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on the beautiful game. It’s noted that the Super Egos

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had traveled hoping to enjoy a great game of football,

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but had been solely disappointed and frustrated by the unprecedented

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level of hostility and poor attitude of the hosts at Debreak.

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Mister Maurice Aeromoselle, president of the Nigerian community in Eastern Libya,

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arrived with words of empathy from the Ambassador of Nigeria

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to Libya, his Excellency of Haiji Mohammad Muhammad. He expressed

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shock at the treatments meted out to the Nigerian delegation,

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who am not to spread the entire night inside the

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departure lounge of the al Abraq Airport, he said his

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Excellency ordered him to get a few things for the

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team and he later returned with plastic bags loaded with

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cossons and drinks. This served as breakfast for the team.

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Nineteen more calls were met and eventually it was agreed

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by all parties that the team should not go ahead

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with the match, but returned to Nigeria to await the

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decision of CALF who were briefed in little on the

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situation with regards to the unplayed March twenty, after spending

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many more hours waiting for the al Abrack Airport authorities

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to sell fore to refill the chatters valuaged aircraft, which

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was initially proving to be some sort of robotic engineering,

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the Nigerian delegation departed of the al Abrack Airport, not

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worth the toga of international by any skill, as exactly

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fifteen or five hours bound for the city of Canoe

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and onwards to the federal capital, Abuja. NFF started. We

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had reported that the Super Egos of Nigeria are set

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to leave Libya after the Nigeria Football Federation NFF Council

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twenty twenty five match against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya,

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following allegation of poor reception by the host country. When

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Nigeria players arrived at the Al Abraq International Airport for

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the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifia friendly match, there are

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reports with videos and photographs posted online that Nigeria Super

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Egles and officials are currently boarding a plane to return

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to Nigeria from Libya. Reports indicated that despite Patrice Moshepe,

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the President of the Confederation of Africa Football CALFS, appealed

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for Nigeria to stay and honor the game, the NFF

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refused and the friendly match was scheduled to be played

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on Tuesday. The Nigeria Super Egos took the decision not

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to proceed with their Africa Cup of Nations AFGHAN qualifier

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against Libya’s Mediterranean Knights after being stranded for almost thirteen

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hours at our Abraq International Airport. The tales frustration grew

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as they awaited a flight back home despite efforts by

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the Nigeria Football Federation NFF to arrange transportation to the

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match venue in Benghazi. According to close watchers, the Nigeria

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Football Federation said it believed that the delay by the

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Liberal authorities was intentional. A statement by the NFF Communications

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department on Monday said the team were left unattended to

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at the Al Abraq Airport. A video posted by the

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Eagles media team also confirmed the development as the players

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and officials, along with their luggage were left stranded at

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the airport, with the Liberal airport officials indifferent to their

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applied The Eagles departed for Libya on Sunday morning ahead

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of their twenty twenty five Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match.

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They four clash against the Mediterranean Knights. Libya was to

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host the three time African champions at the ten thousand

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capacity Mattials of Banina Stadium in Banina, located just ten

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kilometers from Benghazzi, but reports emerged out the way diverted

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to another city. According to Channel’s television, the charter ballaged

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aircraft was stratechery and in a dangerous manner diverted to

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the small airport away from Benghazi, just as the pilot

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was completing his approach to the Benghazi airport. We understand

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the Al Abraq International Airport is only used for harde operations.

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Fateenth players and officials have remained non closed as the

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host Libyan Football Federation failed to send any reception team

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or even vehy gools to teke the delegation members from

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the airport to their hotel, said to be three hours

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away in Benghazzi. The nfirland arrangements for separate vehicles for

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the team, but the plan was unhinged by the diversion

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of the airport. The NFF statement reads. NFF added that

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the players have resolved not to play the match any

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longer as NFF officials are making plans to fly the

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team back home. Nigeria secured a hard fought one to

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zero victory over Libya at the Gotsu Apabio International Stadium

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in Yo on Friday after let are strike by Fisaio

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Deli Bashious one Medai Greeny. You bring in a more

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digital way