CAF cancelled the encounter after Libyan authorities allegedly left Nigeria’s delegation stranded at the Al Abraq Airport for over 14 hours
By Kehinde Okeowo
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is expected to announce its verdict on the abandoned 2025 Africa Cup of Nations’ Group D qualifier between the Mediterranean Knights of Libya and the Super Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday, October 23.
According to Libya Al-Ahrar Channel, the African football body will rule on the players’ ordeal during the first leg in Nigeria which ended 1-0 in favour of the Super Eagles and the reverse fixture that was eventually delisted.
The second leg of the encounter was originally scheduled for Benina Martyrs Stadium in Libya on October 15.
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However, it was cancelled by CAF after Nigeria’s players and officials were left stranded at the Al Abraq Airport for over 14 hours without food, water and Internet, before they flew back to their home country.
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), after the incident lodged a complaint with CAF, but the Libyan FA denied the allegations and insisted they did nothing wrong.
Following Nigeria’s petition, the Libyan Football Federation (LFF) submitted all the necessary documents to CAF to back up their claims.
