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Nigeria return from Libya as Algeria and Cameroon qualify for AFCON 2025

Nigeria's captain William Troost-Ekong was vocal about his team's 20-hour ordeal at a deserted Libyan airport [File: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters]

Nigeria’s refusal to play their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualification fixture in Libya after alleged “inhumane treatment” of their squad and eventual return home has overshadowed Algeria and Cameroon qualifying for the 2025 football finals.

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) confirmed on Monday that their national team had returned home after their long “ordeal” at a deserted airport in Libya.

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