Nigerians react to Super Eagles’ treatment in Libya

Nigerians have expressed their displeasure with the way the men’s senior national team, the Super Eagles have been treated by the Libya authorities at the airport.

The Super Eagles arrived in Libya ahead of the second leg of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game which is scheduled to be played on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. According to reports, the decision to treat them this way was because they were unhappy with how Nigeria treated them when they arrived for the first leg which was played on Friday, October 11, 2024, in Uyo.

However, the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) has debunked the situation starting that what happened to the Libyan players was a case of misunderstanding.

However, the NFF has decided to fly the Super Eagles back to Nigeria as the players have opted not to play the game as they are not in the right state of mind after being delayed for over 12 hours at the Al Abraq Airport.

What did the NFF say about the Libya vs Super Eagles of Nigeria game?

The delegation of Nigeria to Tuesday’s 2025 AFCON qualifier against Libya still remained at the Al Abraq Airport 12 hours after landing in Libya. The chartered ValueJet aircraft was, strangely and in a dangerous manner, diverted to the small airport away from Benghazi just as the pilot was completing his approach to the Benghazi Airport. We understand the Al Abraq International Airport is only used for hajj operations. Fatigued players and officials have remained nonplussed as the host Libyan Football Federation failed to send any reception team or even vehicles to take the delegation members from the airport to their hotel, said to be 3 hours away in Benghazi.The NFF made arrangements for separate vehicles for the team, but the plan was unhinged by the diversion of the aircraft. Players have resolved not to play the match any longer as NFF officials are making plans to fly the team back home.

Here are a few reactions from Nigerians;