S’Eagles returning to Nigeria as FG summons Libyan Chargé d’Affaires

S’Eagles returning to Nigeria as FG summons Libyan Chargé d’Affaires

The Libyan government has finally cleared the Nigerian flight to bring Super Eagle players and officials back home.

This is coming after more than 14 hours of their delay at Al Abraq International Airport, Libya.

Already, the Federal Government has summoned the Libyan chargé d’affaires for clarifications regarding the reported hostage involving the Nigerian national football team, at the Libyan airport.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed to journalists at the State House on Monday, October 14, describing the situation as unfortunate.
The Super Eagles were in Libya for the second leg match of the AFCON qualifiers against Libya’s national team.
Upon arrival at Al Abraq airport on Sunday, the team was met with a hostile reception and kept in lockdown until Monday afternoon when they managed to leave the country.

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The Libyan authorities diverted the Nigerian team’s plane to a different airport, where they were denied aviation fuel and food.
The incident is reportedly a retaliation for the Libyan team’s unconventional landing in Port Harcourt instead of Uyo, as scheduled, during their previous visit to Nigeria.
Tuggar said the government had established contact with the team and was working to resolve the issue quickly.
Tuggar said, “Suffice it to say that we have established contact with them. We’ve sent people from the mission to go there, representing the mission. They are in touch with the delegation.

“Now I am also communicating directly with the chairman and since last night, we’ve been on the phone with the chargé d’affaires because Libya doesn’t have an ambassador here, so we’re in touch with the chargé d’affaires, and I’m heading back to the ministry now, where we have summoned the chargé d’affaires, the Libyan chargé d’affaires.

“This issue has to be resolved as quickly as possible. So we’re on top of the situation.”

S’Eagles returning to Nigeria as FG summons Libyan Chargé d’Affaires