The Libyan Soccer Federation has condemned Nigeria’s resolution to eject from the scheduled 2025 Africa Cup of International locations qualifier, threatening to rush felony motion to give protection to its nationwide staff’s pursuits.
The Tremendous Eagles cited protection considerations then being stranded at Al Abaq Airport for over 13 hours following an sudden vacation on Sunday, prompting Nigeria to tug out of the fit, to start with eager for Tuesday, October 15.
In its commentary shared through The Libya Witness, the LFF accused the Nigerian Soccer Federation of failing to cooperate in establishing the fit and inflicting the indecision that resulted in the wave condition.
The commentary learn, “The Libyan Football Federation condemns the measures taken by the Nigerian Football Federation by refusing to play the Libya-Nigeria match in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, stressing that it will take all legal measures to preserve the interests of the Libyan national football team.”
The LFF additionally discussed that the incidents past its keep watch over may now not be in comparison to what the Libyan staff skilled within the first leg, suggesting that the Nigerian federation used to be accountable for the mishandling of each the preliminary and go back legs.
“The Libyan Federation attaches some inhumane pictures that didn’t ban the Libyan venture from taking part in the Nigeria-Libya fit latter Friday in Nigeria, out of cooperation with the Confederation of African Soccer.
“The Libyan Football Federation clarifies that its Nigerian counterpart did not cooperate with it in any way, whether regarding the first or second leg match, noting that the events beyond our control do not equal a small part of what the Libyan national team was exposed to in the first leg match,” it mentioned.
The commentary additional introduced an apology to Libyan soccer lovers for the indecision and delays within the fit association, attributing those problems to the Nigerian Soccer Federation’s movements.
“The Libyan Football Federation apologises to Libyan football fans everywhere and to the parties concerned with the match arrangements due to the state of confusion caused by the Nigerian Football Federation, which led to the match not being held on time,” the commentary concluded.
The debate erupted then pictures of the Tremendous Eagles staff dozing on benches went viral early Monday, prompting condemnation from Nigerian government.
The condition worsened because the gamers, pilots, and alternative body of workers have been stranded on the Libyan airport for over 13 hours with out get admission to to must haves like meals, aqua, or a playground to remainder.
The Tremendous Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, described the statuses at Al Abaq Airport as “disgraceful,” accusing Libyan government of intentionally taking part in “mind games” through revoking their touchdown allow and depart the staff stranded with out modest facilities.