Super Eagles of Nigeria captain, William Troost-Ekong has given the latest update on his side’s departure from Libya after leaving the AFCON 2025 qualifiers.
The Super Eagles, Nigeria’s national football team, are preparing to return home from Libya after being stranded.
This development comes as the Libyan government, under pressure from external parties, agreed to refuel the Super Eagles’ chartered plane and grant clearance to their airspace.
The Nigerian team had been left at Al Abraq International Airport for more than 15 hours without access to food, water, or the internet.
William Troost-Ekong has now confirmed in his latest update that with the power and help of social media the Super Eagles have been able to facilitate their departure from Libya thereby abandoning the AFCON 2025 qualifiers amidst their filed appeals to CAF.
His post on social media read, “Power of social media. Apparently our plane is being fueled as we speak and we should be leaving to Nigeria shortly. Thanks for everyone’s support! I REITERATE: We would NEVER treat a guest nation for a game in this way. Mistakes happen, delays happen. But never on purpose!”
They are now on their way back to Nigeria, as confirmed by sports journalist Adepoju Tobi Samuel, also known as OgaNlaMedia.
He posted on X: “Following pressure from various sources, the Libyan authorities have finally agreed to provide clearance for ValueJet Airline and supply aviation fuel. They initially tried to require a pre-clearance to land in Benghazi before heading to Nigeria, despite Benghazi being busy yesterday. The NFF has remained firm that the team must be cleared to fly directly from Al-Abraq airport to Nigeria.”
