The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the cancellation of the Libyan national team’s match against its Nigerian counterpart, which was scheduled for Tuesday at Benina International Stadium in Benghazi.
According to CAF’s decision, the match issues between the two teams will be referred to the Disciplinary Committee for consideration. CAF will also issue its decision regarding the match on October 22 at the CAF Executive Committee meeting, which will be held in Ethiopia.
In its statement on Monday, the Libyan Football Federation denounced the measures taken by the Nigerian side regarding the team’s refusal to play its match against Libya. The Federation confirmed that it would take all legal measures to preserve the interests of the national football team.
The Libyan Federation claimed that the Nigerian mission did not cooperate with Libya in any way, whether in the first or second leg, indicating that the events beyond its control are not equivalent to a small part of what the Libyan team was exposed to in the first leg.
CAF described what happened to the Nigerian team at the Libyan airport as “extremely dangerous,” noting that it had contacted the Libyan and Nigerian authorities after reporting that the latter had been subjected to worrying conditions for hours at the airport. It referred the matter to its Disciplinary Committee to investigate and take appropriate action against those who violated the regulations.
