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Paul Myers

Libyan FA punished for hold-up of Nigeria squad before Cup of Nations qualifier

Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), during a press conference in Abidjan on 9 February 2024. © Pierre René-Worms / RFI

Nigeria will require a point from their last two matches next month to advance to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after continental football chiefs awarded them a 3-0 victory over Libya and fined the Libyan federation €46,000 for shambolic organisation in the prelude to a qualifier between the sides on 15 October.

The 2023 Cup of Nations runners-up were due to land at Benghazi airport for the Group D encounter in the city but the pilot of their aircraft was instead told to head for Al Abraq Airport in Bayda, some 200km to the east.

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