Panicked Nigeria superstar warns airport ordeal is 'getting scary now' as raging Rangers hero demands investigation
Panicked Nigeria superstar Victor Boniface pleaded for his country's unplanned stay inside a Libyan airport to be ended immediately.
The Super Eagles are furious and are planning to forfeit Tuesday's game after their AFCON 2025 qualifier was thrown into a state of flux with players revealing they have been without water, food and wifi. And fears over the ongoing stay in Libya - at a base which wasn't the scheduled airport – has escalated in the wake of the Bayer Levekusen star's frightening update. A worried Boniface, posting to his social media, said: "This is getting scary now You guys can have the point. We just want to return to our country."
And Rangers hero Leon Balogun – who has represented his country 46 times but is currently in Glasgow – weighed in, stating: "@CAF_online Surely you're going to investigate thoroughly and take action, right? Whoever is responsible for this needs to be held accountable. This is unacceptable."
Nigeria stars appear desperate to go home and their captain William Troost-Ekong could not hide his anger. In a weighty address to his nation and the continent's decision makers, he hit out, stating: "12+ hours in an abandoned airport in Lybia after our plane was diverted whilst descending. Lybian government rescinded our approved landing in Benghazi with no reason. They’ve locked the airport gates and left us without phone connection, food or drink. All to play mind games.
"I’ve experienced stuff before playing away in Africa but this is disgraceful behaviour. Even the Tunisian Pilot who thankfully managed to navigate the last minute change to an airport not fit for our plane to land had never seen something like this before. Upon arrival he tried to find a nearby airport to rest with his