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super Eagles of Nigeria are set to leave
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Libya after the Nigeria Football
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Federation nff cancelled 2025 match
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against the Mediterranean nights of
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Libya following allegation of poor
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reception by the host country when
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Nigeria players arrived at the alabra
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international airport for the Africa Cup
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of Nations qualifier friendly match
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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 MOSI the president of
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the Confederation of Africa football
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ca's appeal for Nigeria to stay and
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honor the game the nff refused and the
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friendly match was scheduled to be
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played on Tuesday the Nigeria super
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Eagles took the decision not to proceed
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with their Africa Cup of Nations AFC n
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qualifier against Libya's Mediterranean
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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 March 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 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 2025
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Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match
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day for clash against the Mediterranean
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kns Libya was to host the three time
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African Champions at the 10,000 capacity
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mates of Bina stadium in Bina located
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just 10 kilm from Benghazi but reports
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emerged that they were diverted to
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another city according to Channel's
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television the chared valent aircraft
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was strangely and in a dangerous manner
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diverted to the small airport away from
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Benghazi just as the pilot was
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completing his approach to the Benghazi
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airport we understand they are arra
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International Airport is only used for H
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operations fatig players and officials
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have remained nonplused as the host
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Libyan Football Federation failed to
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send any reception team or even vehicles
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to take the delegation members from the
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airport to their hotel said to be 3
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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 diversion of the aircraft the nff
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statement reads nfff 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 1 to zero
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victory over Libya at the godso aabo
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international stadium in y on Friday
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after late a strike by F de
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bashu bringing you the needs in a more
