The Confederation of African Football will on Wednesday announce its decision on the botched AFCON qualifying Group D between Libya and Nigeria, which was scheduled for Benina Martyrs Stadium on October 15, PUNCH Sports reports. The outlet also revealed that the Libyan Football Federation submitted all the documents it collected with a specialised lawyer assigned by the body to supervise the Libyan file with the Confederation of African Football. In its statement on Monday, the Libyan Football Federation denounced the measures taken by the Nigerian side regarding the team’s refusal to play its match against Libya. The Libyan authorities held them captive for approximately 17 hours, leaving them traumatized as they flew back to their home country. It referred the matter to its disciplinary committee to investigate and take appropriate action against those who violated the regulations.

Source: Libya Today October 22, 2024 04:45 UTC