The Minister for Sports activities Construction, Senator John Enoh, has counseled the Nigerian Tremendous Eagles for his or her adulthood “in spite of the provocations” meted to them in Libya.
The minister gave the approval generation receiving the avid gamers on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Global Airport on Monday night.
PUNCH On-line experiences that the Tremendous Eagles have been held for over 16 hours at an unwanted airport in Al Abraq, upcoming their aviation, scheduled to land in Benghazi for the second one leg in their 2025 Africa Cup of International locations qualifying fit, was once diverted.
Following the ordeal, the avid gamers departed Libya, arriving on the Mallam Aminu Kano Global Airport in Kano Condition, sooner than continuing to Abuja.
Enoh advised the Tremendous Eagles that simplest their barricade go back was once of significance to Nigerians, including that that they had proven the “Nigerian spirit” by way of residue quiet and composed in spite of the ill-treatment by way of the Libyan government.
“The entire country is aware of all you’ve gone through. The entire country has been awake since last night praying that you come back safely. What was important to us was your safe return to the country; nothing else mattered. Let me thank all of you for the great show of maturity despite what took place — despite the provocations”.
“We’ve seen all the pictures — how you were treated and how you tried to see whether you could even find some rest in the airport. How you were stopped from even leaving the airport. Despite all of that, you remained calm and mature. That is the spirit that is typically Nigerian”, he stated.
The Minister additionally knowledgeable the avid gamers that the Ministry was once in verbal exchange with the Confederation of African Soccer in regards to the condition.
“We’ve had discussions with the various levels and leaders of CAF in terms of what has happened and what took place,” he added.
In the meantime, CAF on Monday stated it had introduced an investigation into the “disturbing” incident.
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