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Speaker 1: Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to leave Libya after

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the Nigeria Football Federation LFF Council twenty twenty five match

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against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya, following allegation of poor

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reception by the host country. When Nigeria players arrived at

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the Al Abraq International Airport for the Africa Cup of

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Nations qualifier friendly match. There are reports with videos and

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photographs posted online that Nigeria Super Eagles and officials are

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currently boarding a plane to return to Nigeria from Libya.

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Reports indicated that despite Patrice Moshepe, the President of the

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Confederation of Africa Football safa’s appeal for Nigeria to stay

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and another game, the LFF refused and the friendly match

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was scheduled to be played on Tuesday. The Nigeria Super

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Egles took the decision not to proceed with their Africa

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Cup of Nations AFCN qualifier against Libya’s Mediterranean Nights. After

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being stranded for almost thirteen at our Abraq International Airport,

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the tales frustration grew as they awaited a flight back home.

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Despite efforts by the Nigeria Football Federation NFF to arrange

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transportation to the match, Venu in Benghazi. According to close watchers,

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The Nigeria Football Federation said it believed that the delay

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by the Libyan authorities was intentional. A statement by the

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NFF Communications department on Monday said the team were left

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unattended to at the Al Abraq Airport. A video posted

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by the Eagles media team also confirmed the development as

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the players and officials, along with their luggage were left

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stranded at the airport, with the Liberal airport officials indifferent

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to the applied The Eagles departed for Libya on Sunday

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morning ahead of their twenty twenty five Africa Cup of

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Nations qualifying March they foe clash against the Mediterranean Knights.

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Libya was to hosts the three time African champions at

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the ten thousand capacity Mattials of Banina Stadium in Banila,

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located just ten kilometers from Benghazi, but reports emerged out

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the way diverted to another city. According to Channel’s television,

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the charter voluted aircraft was strangery and in a dangerous manner,

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diverted to the small airport away from Benghazzi just as

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the pilot was completing his approach to the Benghazi airport.

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We understand the Al Abraq International Airport is only used

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for hard operations. Fateed players and officials have remained non

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closed as the host Libyan Football Federation failed to send

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any reception team or even vehicools to take the delegation

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members from the airport to their hotel, said to be

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three hours away in Benghazi. The NFF men arrangements for

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separate vehicools for the team, but the plan was unhinged

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by the diversion of the aircraft. The LFF statement. Reads

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FF added that the players have resolved not to play

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the match any longer as NFF officials are making plans

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to fly the team back home. Nigeria secured a hard

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fought one to zero victory over Libya at the Gotsu

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Apabio International Stadium in Yo on Friday after lets are

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strike by Fisaio Deli Bashiu sas On Ledi gredy you

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