The House of Representatives has called for an explanation over the poor treatment Nigeria’s Super Eagles reportedly faced from the Libyan government, News About Nigeria reports.
The chairman of the House Committee on Sports, Honourable Kabiru Ahmadu, made this demand on Tuesday, stating that it is a matter of urgent national importance.
He urged the Federal Government to invite the Lybian ambassador to Nigeria for an explanation.
Ahmadu also called on the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to make a formal complaint to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
The house commended the action of the NFF to boycott the game, which was scheduled to be held today.
The development comes after the Nigerian football senior men’s team, the Super Eagles, cited safety concerns after being stranded at Al Abaq Airport for over 13 hours without access to necessities like food, water, or a place to rest.
The Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, described the conditions at Al Abaq Airport as disgraceful, accusing Libyan authorities of deliberately playing mind games by revoking their landing permit and leaving the team stranded without basic amenities.
The NFF, in a statement on Monday, lamented that 12 hours after landing in Libya, the Super Eagles were still stranded at the Al Abraq Airport.
The Federation stated that the Super Eagles aircraft was diverted from Benghazi just as the pilot was completing his approach to the Benghazi Airport.
It stated that the host Libyan Football Federation had failed to send any reception team or even vehicles to take the delegation members from the airport to their hotel, which was three hours away in Benghazi.
