Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has shared pictures of players sleeping at the Al Abaq Airport in Libya after they were stranded in the country.
Troost-Ekong posted the players’ pictures on X on Monday morning.
Troost-Ekong had earlier condemned the ill-treatment meted on the team by Libyan airport authorities ahead of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier in Benina.
The Super Eagles were held hostage by Libyan authorities at the Al Abaq Airport on Sunday night for over 12 hours.
The team were billed to play Libya in the return leg of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers on Tuesday.
Nigeria defeated Libya 1-0 in the first leg in Akwa Ibom last Friday to maintain leadership of Group D, after Fisayo Dele-Bashiru’s 86th-minute strike off a cross from Moses Simon.
AFCON qualifiers: Super Eagles to boycott Libya game
The Super Eagles have now resolved to boycott the return leg of the AFCON qualifier against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya.
This, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) explained, was over the obvious maltreatment by the Libyan government officials who kept and refused to clear the Nigerian team at the Al Abaq airport.
See the pictures of the Super Eagles’ players below:
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