Julius Okorie
Close to 48 hours after Super Eagles were exposed to untold hardship by Libyan authorities at the Al Abraq Airport, Confederation of African Football (CAF) has referred the matter to its disciplinary board for investigation and appropriate action.
The Continental ruling body condemned in the strongest term the bitter experience meted on the Nigerian team describing it as ‘unacceptable and disturbing. The body through its media department CAF Media @CAF_Media said “CAF views the disturbing and unacceptable experiences of the Nigerian National Football Team (‘’Super Eagles’’) at an airport in Libya in a very serious light”
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe statement then went ahead to reveal what it has been doing behind the scene while the ugly incident raged on revealing that:
“The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) has been in contact with the Libyan and Nigerian authorities after it had been informed that the Nigerian National Football Team (‘’Super Eagles’’) and their technical team were stranded in disturbing conditions for several hours at an airport that they were allegedly instructed to land by the Libyan authorities.
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“The matter has been referred to the CAF Disciplinary Board for investigation and appropriate action will be taken against those who violated the CAF Statutes and Regulations.”
Meanwhile, former international, Victor Ikpeba has called for Libya’s suspension from international football following the bitter treatment of Super Eagles. Ikpeba who was part of the Nigerian delegation insisted that Libya ought to be banned to serve as a deterrent even as he questioned CAF’s decision to allow Libya to host matches, given the security risks.
“If CAF know their job, Libya ought to be banned from international football.“CAF are not mindful of the safety and wellbeing of players across Africa.
“This is a high-risk country and one really wonders who approved for Libya to be playing their games at home,” Ikpeba was quoted by SCORENigeria.
Reflecting on his decade-long career with the Super Eagles, Ikpeba noted, “I played for the Super Eagles for 10 years and I never experienced what I witnessed in Libya in the last hours.”
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
