The Super Eagles have departed the country for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday four encounter against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya.
The players and their officials left the country via a charted flight on Sunday morning.
The Super Eagles defeated the North Africans 1-0 at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo on Friday.
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Tuesday’s encounter will hold at the 10,000-capacity stadium in Benina, which is 19 kilometres from Benghazy.
The stadium has an artificial turf which might not be suitable for Nigeria’s foreign-based stars.
A win for Augustine Eguavoen’s side will see them secure a berth at the AFCON 2025 finals.
The highly anticipated encounter will kick-off at 8pm Nigeria time.
By Adeboye Amosu
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Safe trip and good luck from SE fans.
Incompetent and corrupt CAF is organising a lopsided competition. Out with artificial turfs! Create uniform environments for all competitions.
Do not travel to Libya due to crime, terrorism, unexploded landmines, civil unrest, kidnapping, and armed conflict. Country Summary: Crime levels in Libya remain high, including the threat of kidnapping for ransom. Terrorist groups are present in Libya.
The above travel advisory, dated August 1, 2024, can be found on the US Dept of State website – travel.state.gov.
I hope arrangements are in place to ensure the safety and security of our team. I don’t trust these Libyans to respond peacefully in the the event they lose home. NFF should have petitioned CAF long ago to move this game to a neutral ground.