The Libyan Soccer Federation is panicking after being requested by CAF to submit paperwork regarding the cancellation of the AFCON qualifying Group D match in opposition to Nigeria after the latter refused to play the match after their airplane was diverted to Labraq Airport and held hostage for 18 hours with out meals and water.
In accordance with Libya Al-Ahrar Channel, the Secretary-Common and individual accountable for operating the physique, Nasser Al-Suwaie, confirmed in a particular assertion to Libya Al-Ahrar that CAF has given the Libyan and Nigerian associations till the twentieth of this month to submit the paperwork associated to this file.
Al-Suwaie revealed that the Libya FA has assigned a specialised lawyer to offer proof, including that there could also be collusion from some events throughout the CAF, however the place of the Libyan Federation is robust.
Al-Suwaie added that the Libyan Federation didn’t change the course of the airplane’s touchdown to Al-Abraq Airport, and the explanation for altering the airplane’s touchdown to Al-Abraq was a call by the Libyan state, and that the sovereignty of the Libyan state have to be revered by everybody.
The Tremendous Eagles returned the nation on Monday with gory tales of taking turns to sleep on the naked flooring of the airport, with the group supervisor, Patrick Pascal, explaining that the bathroom had been intentionally severely tousled by the Libyan officers in anticipation of their arrival.
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