Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, have safely returned home after their harrowing experience in Libya.
The team arrived in Nigeria on Monday after boycotting their matchday 4 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya. They boycotted the match due to their treatment by Libyan authorities who abandoned them at a wrong airport for over 12 hours.
“The Super Eagles are back in Nigeria.
“We checked and stamped out our passports from Kano.
“The Nigerian contingent have landed in Kano from Libya.” Tobi Adepoju a member of the Nigeria delegation, wrote on his X page.
The Super Eagles had been stranded at a Libyan airport for several hours, facing inhumane conditions after being diverted to a different airport without food or aviation fuel.
Many across the world frowned at the unpleasant development with Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, describing the incident as “the most unfortunate situation.”
Mr Tuggar’s prompt response led to Libya’s chargé d’affaires being summoned to resolve the issue.
Credit: Premium Times
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