The Super Eagles of Nigeria returned to the country on Monday evening, following the horrific experience melted out to the team in Libya while on duty to honour matchday 4 of the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Nigeriasoccernet.com writes.
The Nigeria national team was held hostage for 20 hours at the Al-Abraq Airport (not worth the toga of ‘international’ by any scale) after their flight was diverted from Benghazi Airport while landing.
The unfair treatment of the Super Eagles not only left the traveling team frustrated but also led to them boycotting the game, and returning to Nigeria. The Libyan authority initially declined Nigeria's Airline's request for aviation fuel, turning down the Tunisian pilot's request who led the flight crew members. However, the international cry eventually yielded results as the plane was eventually fueled.
The team returned to Nigeria immediately after, first landing in Kano, before moving to Abuja.
The players and their officials were poorly treated on their arrival in Libya on Sunday.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has already condemned the action of the Libyan authorities and has also referred the matter to its disciplinary committee.
Oluwayemi Omolagba