{"id":134214,"date":"2024-10-14T20:30:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T19:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/afcon-2025-qualifier-nigerian-govt-to-intervene-with-super-eagles-players-sick-in-libya"},"modified":"2024-10-14T21:35:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T20:35:35","slug":"afcon-2025-qualifier-nigerian-govt-to-intervene-with-super-eagles-players-sick-in-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/afcon-2025-qualifier-nigerian-govt-to-intervene-with-super-eagles-players-sick-in-libya","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2025 qualifier: Nigerian govt to intervene with Super Eagles players \u2018sick\u2019 in Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Super Eagles players are said to be \u201csick and exhausted\u201d after they were delayed at the Al Abaq Airport for over 13 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s chartered plane was diverted to the small airport, just as the pilot was completing his approach to the Benghazi Airport on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the Nigerian delegation has been left without food, beds and security.<\/p>\n<p>According to OgaNla Media, the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier scheduled for Tuesday is in danger of being played.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure if the game will be held tomorrow or in this window.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe players are sick and exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Nigerian government has been contacted and plans are ongoing to provide security for the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is now a security issue. The team has been held hostage for hours,\u201d OgaNla Media wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Super Eagles players are said to be \u201csick and exhausted\u201d after they were delayed at the Al Abaq Airport for over 13 hours. The team\u2019s chartered plane was diverted to the small airport, just as the pilot was completing his approach to the Benghazi Airport on Sunday night. 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