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AFCON Qualifier: Libyan Authorities Hold Super Eagles Hostage at Al Abaq Airport (Video)

AFCON Qualifier: Libyan Authorities Hold Super Eagles Hostage at Al Abaq Airport (Video)
  • PublishedOctober 13, 2024

Libyan authorities on Sunday night, held the Super Eagles hostage at the Al-Abaq Airport.

According to the Super Eagles media officer, Promise Efoghe, the team’s chartered aircraft was approaching its destination in Benghazi before it was diverted to another city, more than a two-hour drive from the original base.

The players and their officials left Nigeria for the North African country on Sunday morning.

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