{"id":341978,"date":"2024-10-14T09:48:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T08:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=341978"},"modified":"2024-10-14T09:48:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T08:48:20","slug":"afcon-2025-qualifiers-captain-ekong-boniface-blast-libyan-authorities-for-maltreatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/10\/14\/afcon-2025-qualifiers-captain-ekong-boniface-blast-libyan-authorities-for-maltreatment\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Captain Ekong, Boniface blast Libyan authorities for maltreatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Players say team is being kept in an abandoned airport with no access to food, drink, or phone connections<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has bemoaned the treatment of Nigeria\u2019s senior men\u2019s national football team after they were stranded for over 12 hours at Al Abaq Airport in Libya.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of tweets early Monday morning, Troost-Ekong described the situation as \u201cdisgraceful,\u201d accusing the Libyan authorities of playing \u201cmind games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that the team is being kept in an abandoned airport with no access to food, drink, or phone connections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c12+ hours in an abandoned airport in Libya after our plane was diverted whilst descending. The Libyan government rescinded our approved landing in Benghazi without reason. They\u2019ve locked the airport gates and left us without a phone connection, food, or drink. All to play mind games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve experienced issues before while playing away in Africa, but this is disgraceful behaviour,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Troost-Ekong also mentioned the difficulties faced by the Tunisian pilot, who managed the unexpected change in destination but was subsequently refused accommodation for his crew under government orders.<\/p>\n<p>While the pilot could rest at the airport, Nigerian crew members were not allowed to stay, forcing them to sleep on the plane.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven 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 anything like this before,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon arrival, he tried to find a nearby hotel to rest with his crew but was denied at every hotel, again under government instruction. He could sleep there, but no Nigerian crew members were allowed. They have now returned to sleep on the plane, which is parked up,\u201d Troost-Ekong added.<\/p>\n<p>The captain stated that the team had decided not to proceed with the scheduled match, citing safety concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will NOT play this game,\u201d he declared, urging the Nigerian government to intervene and rescue the stranded team.<\/p>\n<p>He questioned the safety of travelling by road in Libya and expressed doubts about the quality of accommodation and food they would be provided if they continued with the fixture.<\/p>\n<p>He stated, \u201cWe respect ourselves and respect our opponents when they are our guests in Nigeria. Mistakes happen, but these deliberate actions have nothing to do with international football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also reacting to the development, Boniface in a tweet on X on Monday, also called on CAF to do better.<\/p>\n<p>The Bayer Leverkusen attacker wrote: \u201cBeen at the airport for almost 13 hours no food no wifi no where to sleep African we can do better @caf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles had initially travelled to Libya for the second leg of their AFCON qualifying tie against the Mediterranean Knights, having secured a 1-0 victory in the first leg in Uyo on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Confederation of African Football is yet to respond to the unfolding situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Players say team is being kept in an abandoned airport with no access to food, drink, or phone connections Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has bemoaned the treatment of Nigeria\u2019s senior men\u2019s national football team after they were stranded for over 12 hours at Al Abaq Airport in Libya. 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