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The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has condemned the decision of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to boycott the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches originally scheduled for October 15.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the LFF also vowed to take “all necessary legal measures” to protect the interests of the Libyan national team.
The statement also highlighted Nigeria’s “lack of cooperation”, citing the “difficult experience” of the Libyan national team in the first match in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, which was won by the Super Eagles.
“The Libyan Football Federation strongly condemns the decision of the Nigerian Football Federation to refuse to host the African Cup of Nations qualifier match between Libya and Nigeria scheduled for Tuesday, October 15,” the statement read. .
“We will take all necessary legal measures to protect and preserve the interests of the national football team.
“The Libyan Federation, in cooperation with the Confederation of African Football, has attached an inhumane video that did not disrupt the Libyan team’s match between Nigeria and Libya, which took place in Nigeria last Friday.
“The Libyan Football Federation is aware that events beyond our control are not a small part of the Libyan national team’s matches and that the Nigerian side will not accept any form of action regarding either the first leg or the second leg. But he made it clear that he did not cooperate in stopping the match.” The revelation was made during the first leg.
“The LFF has apologized to football fans and stakeholders for the disruption to the schedule caused by the ‘NFF’s actions’ and the resulting delay of matches.”
قد يكون البعض معتادًا على وضع العراقيل قبل المباراة، لكن هنا في قلب بنغا وتحديدًا عل ى أرضية ملعب شهداء بنينا، لا مجال للأعذار بعد صافرة البا ية 🇱🇾🇱🇾
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📅 : 2024/10/15
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🏟️ : ملعب شهداء بنينا
🏆 : صفيات كأس أمم أفريقيا#AFCONQ2025 pic.twitter.com/iX32Du1uEx
— Libyan FF – إتحاد الليبي لكرة القدم (@Libyan_FF) October 15, 2024
صور من تدريبات منتخبنا الوطني على أرضية ملعب شهداء بنينا الدولي، استعد ادًا لمواجهة منتخب ني جيريا مساء غدٍ الثلاثاء، ضمن الجولة الرابعة من تصفي تكأس أمم أفريقيا 🇱🇾🏟️.#Ryasuya #narrative #nice! pic.twitter.com/yo4GUMF4Ci
— Libyan FF – إتحاد الليبي لكرة القدم (@Libyan_FF) October 14, 2024
Photos of the national team training at Benina Martyrs International Stadium in preparation for tomorrow Tuesday night’s game against Nigeria as part of the fourth qualifying round of the African Cup of Nations 🇱🇾🏟️#Libya #Nigeria #Cafe pic.twitter.com/MYqckz7nrG
— Libyan FF – إتحاد الليبي لكرة القدم (@Libyan_FF) October 14, 2024
Players of the Libyan national football team took part in a training session on Monday in preparation for the match against the Super Eagles.
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The Super Eagles plane landed at Al Abak Airport on Sunday for the second AFCON qualifying match against Libya. The game was scheduled for Tuesday at the Martyrs of February Stadium in Benina, Benghazi.
However, the Super Eagles players and coaches were held at Al Abak Airport for more than 20 hours without food or drink.
On Monday morning, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced the Super Eagles’ withdrawal from the qualifying matches and asked them to return home. The Nigerian team then arrived in Kano from Libya.
In response to the situation, the Libyan Football Federation (LFF) stated that the flight diversion experienced by the Nigerian national team was not “intentional”.
LFF rejected claims of “misconduct or sabotage” and claimed their team faced a similar situation in Nigeria.
In response, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) also announced that it was investigating the “alarming” incident.
