BREAKING: Super Eagles Players, Officials Leave Libya For Nigeria
Players and coaches of the Nigerian national football team, Super Eagles will soon board their Valuejet chartered plane to move out of Libya.
The assistant captain of the team, William Troost-Ekong made this known in a post on his X.
He said the players and officials had started making the necessary preparations to leave the North African country.
He said: “Power of social media. Apparently our plane is being fueled as we speak and we should be leaving to Nigeria shortly. Thanks for everyone’s support! 🇳🇬. I REITERATE: We would NEVER treat a guest nation for a game in this way. Mistakes happen, delays happen. But never on purpose!”
Naija News House had reported how the team had been stranded for over 13 hours in Libya after the host country’s government disrupted their travel plans.
This made the players with the approval of the Nigerian Football Federation to decide to withdraw from playing their upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Libya.
Explaining how the hostile treatment the team experienced inside the airport was sanctioned by the Libyan authorities, William Troost-Ekong wrote: “Can I shock you?! the pilot has just told us there has been fuel at this airport for the plane all this time. They could have released it but haven’t given us permission since. Can you imagine?! So how long are they planning to hold us hostage here!!! Still just waiting.”
He continued: After our first tweets magically a team bus arrived and a driver who has been standing inside the airport filming us and laughing with some of the other staff since last night said the bus was ready 12 hours after we landed. Now we have been waiting for fuel since morning…”
