Libyan authorities have held the Super Eagles of Nigeria hostage at Libyan international airport in Al-Baq ahead of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers reverse fixture in Benina, MySportDab reports.
In worrying footage that we have shared at the end of this post, distraught players and officials of the Nigeria Super Eagles could be seen locked down in a different location away from the slated spot they were expected to land on arrival.
Reports from the NFF media crew confirmed the flight conveying the Super Eagles of Nigeria was expected to land at Benghazi close to the area where the match will be played but it was diverted to Al-Baq.
The reports claimed Al-Baq is two hours road drive away from Benina in Benghazi. Also, the team were not allowed to leave the Al Baq airport for four hours after being diverted to the location.
The questionable treatments meted out to the Nigeria Super Eagles is coming a few days after Libya national team captain Faisal Al-Badri claimed that the Mediterranean Knights were subjected to a bullish treatment by Nigeria when they arrived the country for their first fixture.
According to him, the team landed at Port Harcourt instead of Uyo where the match was to take place and were made to travel for two hours from there to Uyo.
After Faisal Al-Badri’s report, Libyan news agency, LibyaNewsToday published a news that the Super Eagles will be treated the same way when they arrive Libya for the reverse fixture.
It is believed this is one of the reasons the Libyan authorities are holding the team hostage as revenge before the match on Tuesday October 15.
They reportedly want to ensure the Super Eagles doesn’t have enough time to prepare for the match and also cook up a hostile atmosphere ahead of the fixture.
At the time of filing this report, Nigeria Football Federation have yet to comment on the incident.
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