Football ‘foul play’: Nigeria, CAF go head-to-head over Super Eagles’ ordeal in Libya

• Super Eagles recount ordeal after 12-hour detention in Al Abraq
• Nigeria, Libya await CAF’s ruling
• Libyan FA denies alleged foul play
• Libya playing mind games with Super Eagles, says Amb. Lolo

Nigeria and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) may be in for feisty days ahead following the unsportsmanlike treatment of the Super Eagles by their host country, Libya.

CAF. in a statement, confirmed that it was taking immediate steps to engage with both Libyan and Nigerian authorities to address the issue. The football governing body also announced that its Disciplinary Board has launched an investigation into the incident to determine the circumstances and ensure accountability.

CAF emphasized that the welfare of teams and officials remains a priority and vowed to take appropriate action based on the findings of the ongoing investigation. 

Stakeholders in international relations, however, urged Nigerians to examine the development beyond the prisms of a bookable offence on the field of play. The former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bulus Lolo, drew attention to the prevailing socio-political situation in Libya, which may have taken its toll on the inability of the country’s authority to give the Super Eagles a deserving welcome.
  
Lolo said: “If you start from the angle of Libya as a country today, are the authorities in Libya fully in control of their country? Now, if they are not, then you should expect the unexpected from a country that you know is not fully together.”
  
Lolo added that the issue of authority and sovereignty go together and wondered if Libya is a sovereign state, capable of meeting the expectations of the sovereign states in terms of running and fulfilling their