Libya vs Nigeria: Troost-Ekong reveals CAF's final judgement

Captain William Troost-Ekong has revealed the final decision of CAF on the hostage situation involved in the Libya vs Nigeria fixture.

In light of the ongoing investigation into the hostage incident involving the AFCON 2025 qualifiers match between Libya and Nigeria, the African football governing body, CAF, has reached a final decision based on recent revelations.

Troost Ekong recently posted on social media confirming that Libya has been found guilty of the accusations made against them by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). As a result, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have been awarded three points and three goals, along with a fine of $50,000 imposed on Libya.

His post on social media read, "JUSTICE: CAF awards three points and three goals to Nigeria. Libya fined $50,000. Plane was diverted 300km from scheduled airport even when the pilot told them he was low on fuel. One step closer to our target AFCON 2025."

This was also confirmed by CAF in its latest press release on the incident. Before the final judgement, the CAF president spoke at a recently concluded general meeting on the severity of the situation and how CAF will work to reach a resolution.

Patrice Motsepe stated, "We should have zero tolerance. When there was this problem of the Nigerian national team in Libya, I will not comment on that because there is a proper investigation. But I want to emphasise a principle that we will not tolerate. This is something that has been going on for quite some time. Forget about the Libya vs Nigeria situation; forget about that; appropriate action will be taken. I have heard too many stories about a football club or national team that goes to a country. You spend hours at the airport, and they ask you about documents that don't exist. Apparently, during COVID, they would look at the best players and then say those ten players have got COVID. But it is this lack of sportsmanship that has existed, and we haven't taken effective action. We are reviewing those laws, and we want to emphasise sportsmanship."

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