CAF Probes Super Eagles Maltreatment In Libya

        Mohammed Shosanya

The Confederation of African Football (CAF),has expressed serious concern over the distressing experience faced by the Super Eagles at Al Abraq International Airport in Libya.

The Nigerian national team and officials were  stranded for hours under harsh conditions after their flight was diverted to the remote airport.

In a statement released on Monday,CAF described the incident as unacceptable and disclosed  that the matter has been referred to its Disciplinary Board for a thorough investigation.

The statement,titled:”CAF Views the Disturbing and Unacceptable Experiences of the Nigerian National Football Team (‘Super Eagles’) at an Airport in Libya in a Very Serious Light,” confirmed that the federation is in contact with both Libyan and Nigerian authorities to gather more details on the situation.

“CAF has been in contact with the Libyan and Nigerian authorities after it was informed that the Nigerian National Football Team (‘Super Eagles’) and their technical team were stranded in distressing conditions for several hours at an airport that they were allegedly instructed to land at by the Libyan authorities,” the statement read.

It added:”The matter has been referred to the CAF Disciplinary Board for investigation, and appropriate action will be taken against those who violated the CAF statutes and regulations.”