The Mediterranean Knights of Libya have arrived Nigeria ahead of Friday’s AFCON 2025 qualifier against Nigeria’s Super Eagles in Uyo.
In a video posted on X, the Libyan players were pictured on arrival at the Murtala International Airport in Lagos.
From the Lagos airport they will connect a flight to Uyo, venue for the matchday 3 tie.
Meanwhile, it is already a full house in the Super Eagles camp as all the invited players have arrived.
Sevilla stars Kelechi Iheanacho and Chidera Ejuke were the last arrivals to camp.
On Tuesday 20 players took part in the team’s first session in preparation for the qualifiers.
This is the second time Libya will come up against the Super Eagles in the AFCON qualifiers.
Both teams were housed in the same group during the qualifiers for the 2019 AFCON hekd in Egypt.
In the first leg in Uyo, the Eagles won 4-0 and won the return leg 3-2.
Libya’s only win against the Eagles was in the 2004 LG invitational tournament, recording a 2-1 win.
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Why are they sitting on the floor? Is the NFF’s logistics officer happy with these images, which will soon go viral and be used to lampoon Nigeria?
Trust the Maghrebs to dish you a double dose of whatever they receive in your country.
chinma x daniels –
oh okay, so in youre shameful and primitive mind and thinking na, they are sitting on ground because the nigreains told them they must sit on floor ba? or dere is no seat or chair in the airport abi? you pipo are just too stoopid for words – is like wunu just need to comment on anyting wether is showing yur stoopidness or not kai pmsl
idiot bastard borntrowy triblastic dog! msheew!
some of yuh nigreain needs to be lock up lool – biko were id kel? yuore bro in triblalism – wunu still dey alife? lmaoo idiot!
Nigeria’s opponents sitting on the floor at the airport!
Shameful and disgraceful. Wooow!
another idiot – yuh pipos need to be using brain before youre are opening mouth – wunu too useless lmaaoo
even if they are sit on floor, and then? so what?, na hin go make yuh commit suicide?? werey
The Libyan FA have debunked the story