The Libyan Football Federation has threatened to sue Nigeria for her decision to withdraw from the scheduled 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier that would have happened in Libya today.
The federation said it was their duty to protect their national team’s interest.
The Super Eagles aborted their plans to play the Tuesday game citing safety concerns after being stranded at Al Abaq Airport for over 13 hours following an unexpected diversion on Sunday.
The team members slept on benches and were without food, water or WiFi. They were in that situation for over 13 hours.
In a statement released by the Libyan Football Federation on Monday night, October 14, the LFF accused the Nigerian Football Federation of failing to cooperate in organising the match and causing the confusion that led to the current situation.
“The Libyan Football Federation condemns the measures taken by the Nigerian Football Federation by refusing to play the Libya-Nigeria match in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, stressing that it will take all legal measures to preserve the interests of the Libyan national football team,” the statement read.
The LFF also mentioned that the ‘’incidents beyond its control” could not be compared to what the Libyan team experienced in the first leg, suggesting that the Nigerian federation was responsible for the mishandling of both legs.
“The Libyan Federation attaches some inhumane footage that did not prevent the Libyan mission from playing the Nigeria-Libya match last Friday in Nigeria, out of cooperation with the Confederation of African Football.
“The Libyan Football Federation clarifies that its Nigerian counterpart did not cooperate with it in any way, whether regarding the first or second leg match, noting that the events beyond our control do not equal a small part of what the Libyan national team was exposed to in the first leg match,” it said.
“The Libyan Football Federation apologises to Libyan football fans everywhere and to the parties concerned with the match arrangements due to the state of confusion caused by the Nigerian Football Federation, which led to the match not being held on time,” the statement concluded.
