The Libyan Football Federation has said that it would not condone excuses from the Nigeria Football Federation to boycott the second leg of the Group D 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier tie against the Super Eagles.....Read Full Article>>

The LFF disclosed this on its X handle on Tuesday after the Super Eagles and its officials departed Libya after being stranded at Al Abaq Airport for over 16 hours following an unexpected diversion on Sunday, prompting Nigeria to pull out of the match, initially set for today.

Sharing several photos of their players’ training session, LFF wrote, “Some may be used to putting up obstacles before the match, but here in the heart of Benghazi, specifically on the grounds of the Martyrs of Benina Stadium, there is no room for excuses after the starting whistle.

“Photos from our national team’s training at the Martyrs of Benina International Stadium, in preparation for the match against Nigeria on Tuesday evening, as part of the fourth round of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.”

Recall that the LFF has condemned Nigeria’s decision to withdraw from the scheduled 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya, threatening to take legal action to protect its national team’s interests.

In its statement shared by The Libya Observer, the LFF accused the Nigerian Football Federation of failing to cooperate in organising the match and causing the confusion that led to the current situation.

The statement read, “The Libyan Football Federation condemns the measures taken by the Nigerian Football Federation by refusing to play the Libya-Nigeria match in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, stressing that it will take all legal measures to preserve the interests of the Libyan national football team.”

The LFF also mentioned that the incidents beyond its control could not be compared to what the Libyan team experienced in the first leg, suggesting that the Nigerian federation was responsible for the mishandling of both the initial and return legs.

“The Libyan Federation attaches some inhumane footage that did not prevent the Libyan mission from playing the Nigeria-Libya match last Friday in Nigeria, out of cooperation with the Confederation of African Football.

“The Libyan Football Federation clarifies that its Nigerian counterpart did not cooperate with it in any way, whether regarding the first or second leg match, noting that the events beyond our control do not equal a small part of what the Libyan national team was exposed to in the first leg match,” it said.

Bentford forward, Kevin Schade is no longer eligible to play for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.....Read Full Article>>

This came after Schade featured in a cap-tying game for Germany against the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League clash on Monday.

By playing for Germany against the Dutch team at the Allianz Arena, Schade is now cap-tied to the Die Mannschaft.

As a result, the Brentford forward cannot represent Nigeria in the future.

Schade was born in Potsdam, Germany, to a Nigerian father and a German mother.

Before being cap-tied to Germany, the 22-year-old was eligible to play for Nigeria, where his father originally hails from.

Schade was handed a late call-up by Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann as a replacement for Eintracht Frankfurt defender Robin Koch who withdrew from the team’s squad due to a hip injury he sustained in the last game before the international break.

Prior to his call-up for the UEFA Nations League matches in October, Schade played in three matches for Germany, but was still eligible to make a switch to Nigeria.

However, after he was not utilized off the bench in Germany’s 2-1 victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina last Friday, Schade became permanently cap-tied to his country of birth after replacing Aleksandar Pavlović in the 77th minute of a 1-0 win against the Netherlands.

Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen says his team went through a “horrible ordeal” in Libya.....Read Full Article>>

The Nigerian contingent were held hostage at an abandoned airport, more than two hours drive from the venue of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Mediterranean Knights.

The team was denied access to water and food.

The Super Eagles later pulled out of the game and returned to Nigeria on Monday evening.

“Thanks to the Libyans for letting us go, but it was a horrible 18-20 hours of experience and we don’t want to go through that again,” said Eguavoen on arrival in Nigeria Monday.

“We were held hostage, we could not have played this match under these circumstances.

“We know how football can unite the entire world, but in this regard, for them to act like this, I cannot comprehend seriously.”