Tremendous Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, on Monday mentioned he and his teammates have determined to boycott Tuesday’s 2025 AFCON qualifier in opposition to Libya.
He made this recognized on his X web page after report that Nigerian gamers and officers are nonetheless stranded on the Al Abraq Airport, Libya over 15 hours after their arrival within the nation.
Addressing the saga through a tweet, Troost-Ekong slammed the Libyan authorities and referred to as on the Nigerian authorities to return to their assist.
He went on to allege that Libya’s FA determination to go away them stranded on the airport was premeditated and referred to as on the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF) to intervene.
He additional threatened that they’re prepared to forfeit the three factors at stake within the qualifier if nothing is finished.
Expressing his frustrations through his verified social media web page, Troost-Ekong wrote, “At this level we’ve referred to as for our Nigerian Authorities to intervene and rescue us.
“Because the captain along with the workforce we’ve determined that we are going to NOT play this sport.
“CAF ought to have a look at the report and what’s taking place right here. Even when they resolve to permit this sort of behaviour, allow them to have the factors.
“We won’t settle for to journey anyplace by street right here even with safety it’s not protected. We will solely think about what the lodge or meals can be like given to us IF we continued.
“We respect ourselves and respect our opponents when they’re our visitors in Nigeria. Errors occur however this stuff on function don’t have anything to do with int. soccer.”
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