On Monday, the Federal Government summoned the Libyan Charge d’Affaires in Abuja regarding the alleged mistreatment of the Super Eagles players and officials during their recent stay in Libya for the AFCON qualifiers.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuga shared this information with reporters after a meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

In related developments, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has referred the incident to its disciplinary board for investigation, stating that appropriate measures will be taken against those who violated CAF statutes and regulations.

Tuga described the situation in Libya as unfortunate, noting that Nigerian officials from the mission in Libya have been dispatched to engage with the Super Eagles delegation. He explained, “It’s truly unfortunate that the Super Eagles flew to Libya for a match. Last week, the Libyan team was here, and they were supposed to land in Uyo but ended up in Port Harcourt. Now, our team has gone to Libya, and their flight was diverted to a different airport.

“Unfortunately, that airport lacks aviation fuel. Our plan was to refuel and have them depart, but we couldn’t allow them to continue under those conditions. The Libyan delegation received water upon landing in Kano, which was a fortunate turn of events, as water was in short supply elsewhere.

“We’ve made contact with our team in Libya and sent representatives from our mission to assist them. I’ve been in direct communication with the chairman of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), and since last night, we’ve been in touch with the Chargé d’Affaires, as Libya currently does not have an ambassador in Nigeria.

“I’m now heading back to the ministry, where we have summoned the Libyan Chargé d’Affaires to ensure this issue is resolved quickly. We are closely monitoring the situation.”

CAF also announced its commitment to investigate the matter and impose sanctions on those responsible. A statement on its website confirmed that CAF has been in contact with both Libyan and Nigerian authorities after reports emerged that the Super Eagles and their technical team were stranded for several hours at an airport where they were allegedly directed to land by Libyan officials. The situation has been referred to the CAF Disciplinary Board for further investigation.