The Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh, revealed on Monday that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is insisting that Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, play against Libya on Tuesday. This comes after the players threatened to boycott the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier following a distressing incident where they were held at Al Abraq Airport for over 15 hours upon their arrival in Libya.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Enoh shared details of a conference call he had with CAF President Patrice Motsepe and Secretary-General Mosengo Omba. He stated, “While the CAF President is focused on ensuring the national team participates in tomorrow’s match, I emphasized that the primary concern of the Nigerian government and its people is the safety of our team and their safe return.”
Enoh urged CAF to work with the Nigerian government to ensure the team’s safety, adding, “There must be serious consequences for the Libyan football federation for this unacceptable behavior. It is unreasonable to insist that Nigeria participate in this match given the obvious circumstances.”