Senegal’s Kane leads CAF’s probe committee on Libya-Nigeria AFCON fiasco
Libya blames Nigeria for botched match
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Senegal, Egypt seal finals place but Ghana face uphill battle
CAPE TOWN :A 96th-minute winner from Sadio Mane earned Senegal a 1-0 win over Malawi and a place at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco next year, but Ghana are in serious danger of missing out after a surprise loss to Sudan on Tuesday.
Mane seals Senegal finals place but Ghana face uphill battle
A 96th-minute winner from Sadio Mane earned Senegal a 1-0 win over Malawi and a place at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco next year, but Ghana are in serious danger of missing out after a surprise loss to Sudan on Tuesday.
CAF delists Nigeria vs Libya AFCON qualifier
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially delisted the Group D second-leg match between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Libya’s Mediterranean Knights, which was scheduled for Tuesday in Benghazi.
Libya lay blame for qualifier postponement on Nigeria
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) said Nigeria were to blame for the postponement of Tuesday's scheduled Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Benghazi after the visitors refused to play the match citing mistreatment on arrival in the country.
"Inhumane Treatment": Stranded In Airport For 20 Hours, Nigeria Football Team Boycott AFCON Qualifier vs Libya
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed Monday that their national team had returned home after alleged "inhumane treatment" in Libya ahead of a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. "The Nigeria delegation departed the Al-Abraq Airport at exactly 15.05 hours, bound for the city of Kano, and onwards to the Federal Capital, Abuja," the NFF said in a statement. NFF director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, outlined in a 20-point statement the team's "ordeal on Libyan soil", saying the "keenly-anticipated match" had been "relegated to a fiasco by Libyan federal authorities and Football Federation".
Nigeria awaits CAF’s verdict over Eagles’ shabby treatment in Libya
The Nigerian delegation to the aborted Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya returned to the country yesterday with tales of woe. This is as the country’s football authorities, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), as well as, the entire country await the continent’s football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to make a pronouncement over the alleged beastial treatment meted to the Nigerian contingent, by Libyan authorities.
Kalu berates Libya Football Federation, urges punishment for ‘mischief’
The Pillar of Sports in Africa, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has condemned the ill-treatment meted out to the Super Eagles of Nigeria in Libya. Kalu stated that CAF must sanction Libya for treating the Super Eagles with such disdain and disregard, saying, “CAF must make that decision as quickly as possible to serve as a deterrent to any African country that behaves in such an irresponsible manner.