Nigeria were scheduled to play against
Libya in the return leg of the clash last week Tuesday, October 15, 2024, but
opted not to play the game after they were held hostage for over 20 hours at
the airport.
The team’s flight to Benghazi, where the
match was supposed to take place, was diverted to the small airport away from
Benghazi just as the pilot was completing his approach to the Benghazi Airport.
Nigerian later abandoned the match and flew back to Abuja.
Motsepe condemned the incident but insisted
that he would not speak on the situation until the body reaches a final
decision.
“We should have zero tolerance. When there
was this problem of the Nigerian national team in Libya, I will not comment on
that because there is a proper investigation
But I want to emphasise a principle that we
will not tolerate. This is something that has been going on for quite some
time. Forget about the Libya vs Nigeria situation; forget about that;
appropriate action will be taken
I have heard too many stories about a
football club or national team that goes to a country. You spend hours at the
airport, and they ask you about documents that don’t existApparently, during
COVID, they would look at the best players and then say those ten players have
got COVID
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