Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong has given an update on the situation of Nigeria’s senior men’s national football team after they were stranded for over 12 hours at Al Abaq Airport in Libya.
The team was originally scheduled to land in Benghazi ahead of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier but was redirected to Al Abaq, where they have been held without explanation.
In a tweet on Monday, Troost-Ekong described the situation as “disgraceful,” accusing the Libyan authorities of playing “mind games.”
“UPDATE: Can I shock you?! the pilot has just told us there has been fuel at this airport for the plane all this time. They could have released it but haven’t given us permission since. Can you imagine?! So how long are they planning to hold us hostage here!!! Still just waiting.
“After our first tweets magically a team bus arrived and a driver who has been standing inside the airport filming us and laughing with some of the other staff since last night said the bus was ready 12 hours after we landed. Now we have been waiting for fuel since morning…
“At this point I’m even tired of laughing instead of crying.”
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