The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says appropriate action will be taken against those who violated the CAF statutes and regulations after the Super Eagles were held hostage by Libyan Authorities on Monday, Afrosport reports.
The Nigerian delegation were heading to Benghazi to honour a matchday four encounter against the Mediterranean Knights in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers before being diverted to an airport in Al-Abaq.
However, the three-time African champions were subsequently held hostage for over 15 hours at the Al Abaq airport upon arrival with the Nigerian team alleging that the directives to deny them entry came from top Libyan authorities.
Team captain William Troost-Ekong subsequently said the players have taken a collective decision not to honour the game as it is not safe for them to proceed.
Meanwhile, in a statement on Monday, CAF said: “The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) has been in contact with the Libyan and Nigerian authorities after it had been informed that the Nigerian National Football Team (‘’Super Eagles’’) and their technical team were stranded in disturbing conditions for several hours at an airport that they were allegedly instructed to land by the Libyan authorities.
“The matter has been referred to the CAF Disciplinary Board for investigation and appropriate action will be taken against those who violated the CAF Statutes and Regulations.”
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has since made arrangements for the Nigerian delegation to fly back to the country.
