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How Libya Airport Officials Less Respect Edo DG Philip Shaibu, Others - NFF
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/how-libya-airport-officials-less-respect-edo-dg-philip-shaibu-others-nff/14/10/2024/
#Sports #AFCON #CAF #FIFA #LFF #Libya #news #NFF #Philip #Shaibu #SuperEagles ©October 14th, 2024 ®October 15, 2024 7:38 am Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has given more details why it canceled Super Eagles Africa Cup of nations qualifier match with the Mediterranean Knights of Libya, explaining shortly after the players return to Nigeria on Monday evening that the Airport officials in Libya shown less respect for the players and delegates including a top Government functionary, the High Court reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu who were among the people kept stranded at the Al Abraq International airport. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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Nigeria Football Federation nff has
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given more details why it cancelled
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super Eagles Africa Cup of Nations
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qualifier match with the Mediterranean
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kns of Libya explaining shortly after
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the players return to Nigeria on Monday
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evening that the airport officials in
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Libya show less respect for the players
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and delegates including a top government
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functionary the high court reinstated
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Deputy Governor of Edo State Philip
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shaiu who were among the people kept
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stranded at the alabra International
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Airport
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Nigeria super Eagles in a news release
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stated that the players arrived Koo
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International Airport on Monday evening
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after return flight from Libya that took
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off around 3:15 p.m. nf's director of
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communications Dr Adema oler in a point
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BYO account narrated how the anticipated
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Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match
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was relegated to a fiasco by Libyan
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Federal authorities and Football
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Federation the statement trates one the
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ched value aircraft departed from the
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Victor ATA International Airport we at
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11.55 hours on Sunday the 13th of
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October 2024 and landed at the aminu
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Cano International Airport Cano at 13.10
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hours for the completion of immigration
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formalities and for the aircraft to
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refil two the aircraft took off from
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Cano at 15.8 hours for the 3 hours and
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35 minutes flight to Benghazi Libya
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expecting to arrive a few minutes before
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8:00 p.m. Libya time three just as he
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was about to commence his initial
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approach into Benghazi the captain pilot
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was instructed by the control tower that
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he could not land in Benghazi despite
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having all the required Landing papers
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and having completed all formalities
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before leaving U and later canu but
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should proceed to the alab international
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airport even though the airport lacked
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the control Navigators for landing at
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such hours he complained that he was
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shot on foil but his words fell on De
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ears as he was told in St manner that
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the directive was from higher
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authorities fall on landing at the
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alabra international airport in the
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small town of labra at 19.50 hours it
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was clear that the airport was not a
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well utilized facility there were no
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scanning machines or the usual equipment
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for this service and officials had to me
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do with mobile phones to scan passport
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data Pages five the delegation which
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included 22 players and team officials
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lff president alhaji Ibrahim Musa gusal
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Deputy Governor of Ado State congr
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Philip shaiu a couple of nff board
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members nfff General Secretary Dr
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Muhammad sanusi a couple of
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parliamentarians a couple of nff
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management a couple of media
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representatives and a couple of
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stakeholders was shown scant Respect by
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the airport authorities who applied
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court maners and St tones six it took
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over 1 hour for the team's luggage to
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roll through the carousel despite the
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fact that the BS and other items have
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already been honed from the aircraft
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immediately on arrival seven no official
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of the Libyan Football Federation was at
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the airport to receive the delegation as
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is the best practice globally
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airport officials could not answer the
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simple question on where the buses that
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would take the delegation members back
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to Benghazi when the nff had booked
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hotel rooms where at when delegation
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members including the nff president
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Conrad shahu and Dr sanosi attempted to
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venture outside the airport to assertain
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if there were Vehicles waiting for the
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team they were stopped in the most unot
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of manners by airport security Personnel
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nine calls to the general Secretary of
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lff Mr Abdul nasar by Dr sanui yielded
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no fruits as the former kept promising
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that the Muslims would arrive in 10
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minutes which letterer became 2 hours
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and afterwards 3 hours later in the
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evening it was no longer possible to
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reach him on phone frustrated by this
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attitude Dr sanui approached the
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security operatives to request that the
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team be allowed to go out and and bought
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the bosses the nff eventually hired this
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request was rejected with insults it
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took the intervention of the nff
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dignitaries to prevent what would have
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escalated into a role as the nff
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president himself was not spared when he
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heard exchange of voices between the
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security personnel and his General
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Secretary this aggravated the tension
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and further frustrated the team tell
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hour after hour and with mountain
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frustration the ation members
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particularly the players grew Restless
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there was no food or water provided by
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the lff or where to even procure these
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items and there was no network or
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internet connection at the airport this
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swiftly increased the level of
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frustration and anger 11 at past
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midnight it was learned that there had
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been word from higher authorities Libya
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is a jurisdiction governed by two
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different Administration s a un
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recognized cabinet in Tripoli and a
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self-imposed team over Eastern Libya
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including places like Benghazi and lra
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that the Nigerian delegation should be
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delayed for minimum of 10 hours at the
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airport for what the falsely claimed was
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done to their team in Nigeria all
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conversations between the nff general
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secretary and the lff general secretary
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on the march in U both written text and
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voices notes are still in the nff
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general secretary's form
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12 the nff team was shocked because the
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incident referred to in Nigeria was
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entirely generated by the libyans they
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informed the nff that their contingent
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will be landing in Port hot and not you
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only two hours to the team's arrival in
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Nigeria despite this the nff moved
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swiftly to get authorities to grant
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their aircraft movement permit from Port
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hot to U but this was jettisoned as the
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lff app he did not cherish the
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additional fee dispatched by the chatter
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company they opted to travel by Road
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refused to use the buses hired by the
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nff and inad hired their own and
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disrespected advice not to travel by
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night when they sto to their guns to
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move by Night the nff provided security
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the nff even provided the team training
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facility the day after the March and
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secured direct flight permit from buyo
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to Ben gazi for the delegation 13
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infuriated the nff president reacted we
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anticipated some shocks here given the
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false account of what happened in
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Nigeria as narrated by their team
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captain but we did not expect these
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Shenanigans what I am seeing is
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Despicable and has no place in the game
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of football which is meant to Foster
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excellent relationships among nations
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and bring peoples from diverse cultures
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religious cations and economic and
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political interest together in an
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Ambiance of peace and joy 14 the nff
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learned that the embassy of Nigeria in
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triponi had written a fortnight earlier
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to the authorities in Benghazi that they
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would want to welcome the Nigeria
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delegation on arrival this application
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was said to have been rejected outright
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15 in a conscious effort to play down
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their frustration anger and hunger
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players and officials resorted to
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playing games
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listening to music chatting themselves
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up scanning through the airport exit
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door to see if any Vehicles had arrived
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and generally looked forward to their
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break which The Hop would bring much s
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after relief 16 many calls Were Meant to
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hire authorities in Nigeria to apprise
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them of the situation and these persons
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all expressed fears for the Safety and
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Security of the team these FS were real
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and Justified given the plethora of thre
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thrown by the libyans on Legacy and
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social media in the days before and
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after the March in U at 2 a.m. Captain
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William E met the nff president in the
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company of the nff general secretary to
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inform the president that the team may
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not be able to go ahead with the March
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due to trauma fatigue and body aches
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that resulted from lack of food the
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hydrational and very cruel and
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unimaginable treatment which had led to
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some players falling ill
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17 the nff repeated calls to officials
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of the Confederation of African football
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Nigeria's FIFA council member Mr amaju
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Melvin pck and higher authorities in
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Nigeria it dispatched a letter to C in
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which it detailed the antics of the
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hosts and hoped that the Continental
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governing body would go ahead to punish
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this rare bestiality visited on the
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beautiful game it noted that the super
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Eagles had traveled hoping to enjoy a
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great game of football but have been
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solely disappointed and frustrated by
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the unprecedented level of hostility and
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poor attitude of the hosts 18 at De Mr
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Morris aromos president of the Nigerian
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community in eastern libia arrived with
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words of empathy from the ambassador of
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Nigeria to Libya his Excellency alhaji
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Muhammad Muhammad he expressed shock at
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the treatment mitted out to the Nigerian
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delegation Who Am met to spend the
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entire night inside the departure Lounge
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of the alabra airport he said his
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Excellency ordered him to get a few
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things for the team and he later
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returned with plastic bags loaded with
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quom and drinks this served as breakfast
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for the team 19 more calls were made and
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eventually it was agreed by all parties
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that the team should not go ahead with
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the March but returned to Nigeria to
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await the decision of C who were briefed
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in detail on the situation with regards
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to the unplayed match 20 after spending
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many more hours waiting for the alabra
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airport authorities to sell foil to
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refill the ched baget aircraft which was
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initially proven to be some sort of
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robotic engineering the Nigerian
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delegation Departed the Alaba airport
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not worth the toga of international by
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any scale at exactly 1505 hours Bound
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for the city of canu and onwards to the
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federal capital Abuja nff stated we had
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reported that the super Eagles of
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Nigeria are set to leave Libya after the
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Nigeria Football Federation nff
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cancelled 2025 match against the
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Mediterranean kns of Libya following
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allegation of poor reception by the host
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country when Nigeria players arrived at
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the alabra international airport for the
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Africa Cup of Nations qualifier friendly
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March there are reports with videos and
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photographs posted online that Nigeria
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super Eagles and officials are currently
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boarding a plane to return to Nigeria
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from Libya reports indicated that
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despite Patrice MOS the president of the
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Confederation of Africa football CS
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appeal for Nigeria to stay and honor the
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game the nff refused and the friendly
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match was scheduled to be played on
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Tuesday the Nigeria super Eagles took
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the decision not to proceed with their
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Africa Cup of Nations afcon qualifier
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against Libya's mediteran Iranian
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Knights after being stranded for almost
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13 hours at alabra International Airport
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the tears frustration grew as they
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awaited a flight back home despite
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efforts by the Nigeria Football
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Federation nff to arrange transportation
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to the match venue in Benghazi according
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to close Watchers the Nigeria Football
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Federation said it believed that the
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delay by the Libyan authorities was
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intentional a statement by the nff
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communications department on Monday said
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the team were left unattended to at the
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AL Abra airport a video posted by the
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eagles's media team also confirmed the
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development as the players and officials
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along with their luggage were left
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stranded at the airport with the Libyan
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airport officials indifferent to their
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flight the Eagles departed for Libya on
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Sunday morning ahead of their
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2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
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match they for clash against the
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Mediterranean Knights Libya was to host
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the three time African Champions at the
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10,000 capacity mates of benina stadium
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in benina located just 10 km from
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Benghazi but reports emerged that they
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were diverted to another city according
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to Channel's television the chattered
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Bagent aircraft was strangely and in a
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dangerous Mana diverted to the small
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airport away from Benghazi just as the
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pilot was completing his approach to the
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Benghazi airport we understand the alab
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International Airport is only used for
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hard operations fatig players and
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officials have remained nonplused as the
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host Libyan Football Federation failed
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to send any reception team or even
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vehicles to take the delegation members
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from the airport to their hotel said to
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be 3 hours away in Benghazi the nff made
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arrangements for separate vehicles for
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the team but the plan was unhinged by
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the verion of the aircraft the nff
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statement reads nff added that the
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players have resolved not to play the
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match any longer as nff officials are
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making plans to fly the team back home
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Nigeria secured a hardfought one to zero
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victory over Libya at the gods aabo
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International stadium in yo on Friday
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after l a strike by F de
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