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CAF announces verdict on Super Eagles hostage taking at Libya airport

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CAF announces verdict on Super Eagles hostage taking at Libya airport

  • The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced its verdict on the Libya-Nigeria saga
  • Libyan authorities held the Super Eagles hostage at Al Abraq International Airport for about 16 hours
  • The match was initially postponed after the incident was referred to the CAF disciplinary committee

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced its verdict on the hostage saga between Libya and Nigeria almost two weeks after the incident.

Libyan authorities held the Super Eagles hostage at Al Abraq International Airport for around 16 hours after dangerously diverting their flight away from Benghazi.

Al Abraq International Airport, where the Super Eagles were held hostage in Libya.
Al Abraq International Airport, where Nigeria’s Super Eagles were held hostage in Libya. Photo by @official_micolo.
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CAF acknowledged the official complaint from the Nigeria Football Federation and postponed the match pending the decision of the ethics and disciplinary committee.

CAF’s verdict on Libya’s airport saga

The African Football Governing Body held a hearing on the incident yesterday, Tuesday, October 22, 2024, during the 46th Ordinary General Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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African football’s governing body has now announced its verdict.

“The Libyan Football Federation has violated Article 31 of the African Cup of Nations Regulations and Articles 82 and 151 of the CAF Disciplinary Code. The match No. 87 Libya vs Nigeria of the 2025 CAF African Cup of Nations Qualifiers (scheduled to be played on October 15, 2024 in Benghazi) is declared lost by Libya (with a score of 3-0),” the statement said. statement from CAF reads.

The Libyan Football Federation must also pay a fine of $50,000 within 60 days.

The Libyan FA is preparing the next action

The Libyan FA has prepared for the next move in case they lose the case against the country Nigeria before the CAF disciplinary committee after the airport hostage saga.

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The North Africans are reportedly preparing for their appeal and are prepared to go as far as the Court of Arbitration Sport to absorb from every wrongdoing.

Libyan official at CAF sounds the alarm

YEN.com.gh reported that prior to CAF’s assessment of the failed 2025 Africa During the Cup of Nations qualifying match between Libya and Nigeria, an official from the North African country raised the alarm.

The Libyan member of the CAF Executive Committee, Abdul Hakim Al-Shalmani, regretted that his compatriots presented no strong evidence during the CAF hearing on the controversial match.

Al-Shalmani announced this more than twenty times people represented Nigeria in the case, with the Minister of Sports and members of Parliament present at the hearing.

Source: Legit.ng