The Nigeria men’s soccer team is set to leave Libya after being stuck at a remote airport for over 15 hours, according to Nigeria’s soccer governing body.

Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong spoke on behalf of the team and said that Nigeria would boycott the match and urged CAF (Confederation of African Football) to take action against Libya. But either way, the team was willing to forfeit the match.

Nigeria's refusal to play an Africa Cup of Nations fixture in Libya after alleged "inhumane treatment" of their squad, overshadowed Algeria and Cameroon qualifying on Monday for the 2025 finals.

Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on Monday, according to their captain William Troost-Ekong and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong says players were locked in with no food or drink as part of “mind games”

Libya's football federation criticises its Nigerian counterpart after the Super Eagles decide to boycott Tuesday's Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifier.

Amid talks of the poor treatment of the Super Eagles by the Libyan Football Federation, we explore the potential sanctions CAF may impose on Libya for their actions.

The scheduled 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifying match-day four tie between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Libya’s Mediterranean Knights was on Tuesday called off. DAILY POST reports that the Super Eagles were scheduled to play Libya in the 2025 AFCON qualifier at the Benina Martyrs Stadium in Benghazi,

The Nigeria squad wanted to boycott their 2025 AFCON qualifier in Libya after claiming they were stranded at an airport overnight. The game was later called off.

The Confederation of African Football has taken significant action regarding the Africa Cup of Nations qualification fixture involving Libya and Nigeria.