CAF Punishes Libya Over Poor Treatment Of Nigerian Super Eagles
By James Hughes
The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of African Football has awarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria three points and three goals in their abandoned matchday 4, 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya, which was scheduled to be held in Benina on 15 October.
In its ruling on Saturday, signed by chairman Ousmane Kane, the Disciplinary Board determined that the Libyan Football Federation was in breach of Article 31 of the Africa Cup of Nations Regulations and Articles 82 and 151 of the CAF Disciplinary Code.
“The Libyan Football Federation is found to have breached Article 31 of the Africa Cup of Nations Regulations, as well as Articles 82 and 151 of the CAF Disciplinary Code.
“The match No. 87, Libya v Nigeria, of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers 2025 (scheduled to be played on 15 October 2024 in Benghazi), is declared lost by forfeit by Libya (with a record of 3-0),” the ruling read in part.
The LFF was also ordered to pay a fine of USD 50,000, with payment due within 60 days of notification of the present decision.
Sequel to this decision, #KudostoCAF began to trend all over the Nigerian X (formerly Twitter) space as many Nigerians had decried the precarious treatment of the Super eagles delegation that went to Libya.
Earlier this month, the Super Eagles delegation that went to Libya for the second leg of their AFCON qualifiers had their flight diverted and went over 12 hours without access to adequate lodgings or feeding, a situation that became an instant issue on the internet.
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