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Nigeria boycotts AFCON 2025 qualifier in Libya over ‘inhumane treatment’

Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong says his team have been left at an abandoned airport in Libya for more than 17 hours without food or drink.

Nigeria’s football team will be flown back from Libya without playing their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match following their alleged “inhumane treatment” in the host nation, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has said.

The team have been held at an abandoned airport in Libya for more than 17 hours since their chartered flight landed on Sunday, according to Nigeria’s captain, William Troost-Ekong.

The NFF is now making arrangements to fly them back to Nigeria before their match against Libya scheduled for Tuesday.

“The players have resolved not to play the match any longer as NFF officials are making plans to fly the team back home,” NFF spokesman Ademola Olajire said on Monday.