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Nigeria vs Libya: problems between the Super Eagles and the Libyan football federation, what are the CAF rules About welcoming visiting teams?
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Nigeria vs Libya: problems between the Super Eagles and the Libyan football federation, what are the CAF rules About welcoming visiting teams?

Super Eagles leave Libya

Where did this photo come from? NFF/X

  • Author, Tamara Ebiwei
  • Role, Broadcast journalist
  • Report of Abuja, Nigeria

After Nigerian and Libyan authorities went down for one pant on the third day of qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, they are asking questions about the rules.

Nigeria and Libya planned to play the second leg of the qualifiers on Tuesday at the Martyrs Stadium in Benghazi, but the Super Eagles canceled it.

A drama between Nigeria and Libya left the Super Eagles miffed to the point that they no longer wanted to play the match after Libya detained them for Al Abraq airport for over 15 hours.

Even though we say Di Mata is not calming down, the Confederation of African Football says they have looked inside Di Mata.

For the statement, they also add saying di mata dey before the disciplinary committee.

Pipo around the world started choking for di mata after the Nigeria Football Federation announced that they would no longer play the match.

Pipo thinks he’s saying a joke, until the Super Eagles return to Nigeria on Monday evening.

CAF also does not promise to sanction the team which is causing all the problems which are also causing diplomatic problems between Libya and Nigeria.

The Tunisian pilot who flies Super Eagles has warned Libyan authorities eight times against hijacking his flight, but they tell me there is no order from above.

I say “the plane is supposed to land for Benina, Benghazi. We even get permission to land for Benghazi, but when we start to land they tell us to divert to Albraq, we are almost 150 miles or 300 kilometers away.

“They are further away for the East, they are not even our (backup) replacement and something that is not good for them.”

Wetin Caf Rule Token

According to a CAF publication on logistics guidelines for hosting any international match such as the AFCON qualifiers, the African Nations Championship (Chan), the CAF Champions League and the Confederation Cup, the host country must follow

If a visiting team lands late due to travel complications, several protocols will be followed depending on how they arrive and why they arrive late.

Transport obligations: The host federation (kontri) is responsible for ensuring that the visiting team is safe.

They also make sure they get transportation so they don’t have to travel 200 kilometers. If the corner route they are going to follow passes 200 kilometers away and they are ready to prepare for the match, CAF can intervene to reschedule the match or adjust logistical support.

Rescheduling for force majeure: If serious delays prevent a team from arriving on time or training properly, and fall under “force majeure” (unforeseeable circumstances), the Café may reschedule the match to ensure its fair play.

If it happens that Big Kasala stops the match, the host federation (kontri) will take sanctions if CAF finds that they are responsible for inadequate preparations or their inability to welcome the visiting team in good faith.

Access to the training ground: According to CAF regulations, the home team must allow the visiting team access to the main playing field at least once, notably on the evening of the match.

In the case of artificial turf, the teams are entitled to two sessions, one of which is scheduled for the kick-off time of the match.

Safety and security of visiting teams: CAF guidelines state that hosting countries must undertake a risk assessment with the visiting team authorities to

understand the types of risks they warrant.

Officials of the visiting team have advised undertaking a risk assessment with the relevant dia kontri authorities before their departure to anoda kontri for dia match.

The match organizer will coordinate with local police to ensure security and

security of supporters of the visiting team with regard to public safety

hotel, provision of police protection for the travel of dia from arrival until

Super Eagles player sleeps for chair at airport

Where did this photo come from? William Troost-Ekong

What we call dis photo, Super Eagles player sleeps for chair at airport

This is not the first time this has happened in African football. This is happy both at international and club level, said football journalist China Acheru.

This is said to happen between two nations from different parts of the continent, especially during continental matches like the CAF and Confederation Champions League.

The American soccer reporter says this is the worst I’ve seen in over 30 years of experience and I don’t follow soccer clubs traveling across the continent.

The former media manager of the defunct Dolphins Football Club in Port Harcourt said this was common in Africa because the host teams would try to cause any type of kasala that would disorganize the players or the team.

“There is always what we call the ‘dark arts’ of football, where teams try to gain some advantage off the field (off the field) and affect the teams (visiting team) on the field (inside). di playground).

“What happened to the Nigerian team for Libya is the worst I have heard of in my life.”

Oga China shares some of his “dark arts” experiences from over 30 years as a sports journalist.

“I’m going to Malabo (Equatorial Guinea) with the Dolphins football club for 2005 when the hotel turns off the lights the day before the match and we sleep in the dark, we all take off our shirts and sleep on the balcony of the hotel because of the heat too.

I’m not going to a hotel in Egypt when the Dolphins are going to play in 2005, an orchestra (live band) just showed up and started performing the day before the game and they play loud music until about 3 o’clock early in the morning, none of our players can sleep.

Clubs and counters do different things, they may delay you for the airport for a few hours, your bus may go on the wrong road, just allowing them to recover some of your time.

What is the solution

The Port Harcourt-based news and sports editor explains that although this moment happens all the time, what Café can do to stop it.

I say that if Caf is of no use what is happening to Nigeria, teach an example of African Kontris and will Kontinu to arrive and adapt to a worse pass in Nigeria’s experience in the future.

I explain, let’s say, during the time as a media manager, for reasons such as they carry their own food, drinks, make their own hotel arrangements to the point of also getting their own transportation arrangements.

I add that the Super Eagles of Nigeria have crossed the line, to say that they do not even allow them to leave the airport for many hours “so it is like a kidnapping (kidnapping) by the Nigeria team who does what they don’t want to play the game the best”

I must say that CAF puts an end to this need for sama di kontri which is responsible for “heavy” sanctions.

“Will CAF take bold steps to disqualify Libya? Not only from the CAN, but from all football-related activities until the moment CAF is not satisfied to say that Libya is not not ready to host sporting events.”

Anoda Sports Editor-in-Chief Patrick Ngwaogwu said: “Wetin Caf now has to make the match for the field, because of the regulations you have to follow to host a team coming to your country for an international championship.

I add that the way CAF manages the situation with Nigeria and Libya will determine so many boxes.”

In this context, tensions are high and all eyes are on CAF, for example, football fans around the world are waiting to see what CAF will do.