The Nigerian soccer national team have officially boycotted their AFCON qualifier against Libya after their flight was diverted away from its original location with the team being held at the airport for over 12 hours, the team's captain William Troost-Ekong announced on Monday. Troost-Ekong announced the decision of the team to not play the game against Libya on X. "As the captain, together with the team, we have decided that we will not play this game. Apparently our plane is being fueled as we speak and we should be leaving to Nigeria shortly," he wrote. However, the team was stranded for more than 16 hours at another airport 155 miles away from their destination, according to Reuters.

Source: Libya Today October 14, 2024 20:51 UTC