Confederation of African Football said Monday the treatment handed over to the Super Eagles by their Libyan hosts for the African Cup of Nations qualifier was unacceptable and disturbing.
Pictures of Super Eagles players stranded at the Al Akba airport in Libya for 15 hours trended on social media after their plane headed for Benghazi airport was diverted to the abandoned airport, which is two hours away from the match venue and no bus was made available to move the team and there were no hotel rooms available.
The Super Eagles tired out by the nightmare decided not to play the match and are headed back to Nigeria. Though CAF had wanted the match to be played despite the inconveniences suffered by the players and officials, the continental soccer ruling body said the matter would be investigated and punishment meted out to any defaulting party.
“CAF views the disturbing and unacceptable experiences of the Super Eagles at an airport in Libya in a very serious light,” CAF said in a statement Monday.
“The matter has been referred to the CAF disciplinary board for investigation and appropriate action would be taken against those who violated CAF Statutes and Regulations.”
