The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has ruled in favor of Nigeria’s Super Eagles after the team was detained for over 20 hours at Al-Abraq Airport in eastern Libya, leading them to miss a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya. The CAF Disciplinary Committee awarded Nigeria three points and three goals for the … Read more
The Libyan Football Federation has filed an appeal challenging the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) recent decision to award Nigeria three points and three goals after an interrupted Africa Cup of Nations qualifier scheduled for October 15 in Benina, Libya. CAF’s verdict also imposed a $50,000 fine on Libya for breaching regulations in handling Nigeria’s … Read more
The Libyan Football Federation, LFF, has slammed the withdrawal of Nigeria from the second-leg match against Libya in Benghazi. It also threatened to take all legal actions needed to protect the interests of the Libyan football squad. The LFF, in a statement said despite the inhumane treatment they had received in Nigeria, they decided to … Read more
The President of the Libyan Football Federation, Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani, announced his resignation during a routine meeting of the Federation’s General Assembly. According to The Libya Observer, an online newspaper based in Tripoli, the resignation was confirmed in a post on its website on Monday, following a decision made the previous day. EDITOR’S PICKS BBNaija: It … Read more
Ahead of the 2025 AFCON Matchday 3 and 4 qualifiers between Nigeria and the Mediterranean Knights, the Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has dismissed Serbian coach Milutin Sredojević, known as Micho. The decision comes after Libya’s disappointing start to the AFCON qualifiers, where they drew 1-1 with Rwanda in Tripoli and lost their last match against … Read more