William Troost-Ekong, the captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, has declared that due to the circumstances they were put in, the team will not play their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya.
When the Nigerian Super Eagles arrived for their play against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya on matchday four, they found the surroundings to be unwelcoming.
He expressed his displeasure on social media over the treatment he and his teammates had received in the North African country.
Ekong on Libya treatment
Ekong clarified that they purposefully diverted their plane before executing their strategy in a post on his Instagram stories.
He said, “They diverted our plane from its original destination once we started descending into Libya through their government instruction.
“Once we landed they’ve kept us in this abandoned airport for over 12 hours now without any provisions.
“Even our pilot who is Tunisian who wasn’t locked in like a hostage came back hours later.
“He was told in every nearby hotel they would only accept him and none of the Nigerian aircrew members.
“Are we still talking about international football?
“We have kept our spirit up but these are no conditions we will accept when done on purpose.
“Travelling by road is not safe here and you can only imagine how they would treat us in the hotel or the food they will try to give us.
“It was funny before but as a team we respect ourselves and under these conditions, we won’t play. @caf_online.”
Boniface on Libya treatment
This comes after Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface stated that they were stranded with no access to food or Wifi.
He said, “Been at the airport for almost 13 hours no food no wifi no where to sleep
“African we can do better @caf.”
The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) is yet to make a decision if the Super Eagles will face off against the Mediterranean Knights on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
