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The Confederation of African Football, CAF, will on Wednesday announce its decision on the botched AFCON qualifying Group D match between Libya and Nigeria.

Recall that the encounter was scheduled for Benina Martyrs Stadium in Libya on October 15, PUNCH Sports  reports.

According to Libya Al-Ahrar Channel, the apex continental football body will announce the final decision regarding the players’ ordeal during the first leg in Nigeria in October. The match ended 1-0 in favour of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. However, the reverse fixture that would have held at the 10,550-capacity, Libya’s first all-seater stadium was aborted.

The Channel also revealed that the Libyan Football Federation, LFF had submitted all the documents it collected. And had assigned a specialized lawyer to supervise the Libyan file with the Confederation of African Football, CAF.

Recall that a day after the botched encounter in Libya, CAF delisted the fixture from its calendar after announcing its cancellation hours before kick-off. This was even as the matter was referred to the Disciplinary Committee for consideration.

In its statement on Monday, the Libyan Football Federation, LFF, denounced the measures taken by the Nigerian side regarding the team’s refusal to play its match against Libya. The Federation confirmed that it would take all legal measures to preserve the interests of the national football team.

Recall that Nigeria had arrived for the match on Sunday, October 14, only for their flight to be diverted to Al Abraq International Airport. A location that is about three hours away by road to Benghazi, the venue of the match.

It was alleged that the Libyan authorities held them captive for approximately 17 hours. Leaving the Nigerian team traumatized as they flew back to Nigeria without playing the match.

Feeling disappointed by the treatment from Libya, the Nigeria Football Federation lodged a complaint with CAF. It lamented Nigerian’s ordeal in Libya.

Responding to accusation by the NFF, the Libyan Federation said that Nigerians did not cooperate with them in any way. Whether in the first or second leg of the tournament.

LFF stated that Nigerian’s experience is a child’s play compared to theirs while in Nigeria for the first leg.

CAF had described what happened to the Nigerian team in Libya as “extremely dangerous,”. It noted that it had contacted the Libyan and Nigerian authorities after reporting that the latter had been subjected to worrying conditions for hours at the airport.

The African football governing body, therefore, referred the matter to its disciplinary committee. The Committee is mandated to investigate and take appropriate action against those who violated the regulations.

 

source: PUNCH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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