Afrigather Tremendous Eagles striker Victor Boniface has voiced his frustration after the Nigerian nationwide crew was left stranded at Al Abraq Airport in Libya for practically 13 hours, Soccernet.ng experiences.
The crew, led by coach Austin Eguavoen, confronted sudden delays after their chartered ValueJet plane was diverted from Benghazi Airport on Sunday night time.
The diversion occurred simply because the pilot was getting ready to land at Benghazi, forcing the aircraft to reroute to the smaller Al Abraq Worldwide Airport, a facility sometimes used for Hajj operations.
The sudden change left the Nigerian delegation stranded with none reception or transportation from the Libyan Soccer Federation.
See Iskaba bus wey them convey come yesterday
No one enter ooo pic.twitter.com/ntUfAe4iBx— Victor Boniface (@boniface_jrn) October 14, 2024
The Nigeria Soccer Federation had beforehand organized automobiles to move the Tremendous Eagles from the airport to their resort in Benghazi, a three-hour drive away. Nonetheless, the diversion unhinged these plans, leaving gamers and officers in limbo.
Reacting to the ordeal, Boniface took to X (previously Twitter) on Monday, expressing his disappointment with the state of affairs.
“Been on the airport for nearly 13 hours, no meals, no Wi-Fi, nowhere to sleep. Africa, we will do higher,” the Bayer Leverkusen star tweeted, additionally calling on CAF to take motion.
Been on the airport for nearly 13 hours no meals no wifi no the place to sleep
African we will do higher @caf— Victor Boniface (@boniface_jrn) October 14, 2024
The Tremendous Eagles have been in Libya forward of their Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifier, following a 1-0 win within the first leg in Uyo on Friday.
Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles have introduced that they are going to not play their AFCON qualifying match towards Libya.
