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Nantes winger Moses Simon has taken to social media to sentence the situations the Tremendous Eagles are witnessing in Libya, describing the expertise as akin to being ‘held hostage’, Soccernet.ng studies.
Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles have discovered themselves in a distressing state of affairs after being stranded at Libya’s Al Abraq Airport for 15 hours, simply hours earlier than their essential AFCON qualifier.
The Tremendous Eagles, contemporary off a 1-0 victory over Libya in Uyo, have been scheduled to face the Mediterranean Knights within the return leg on Tuesday, October 15, on the Benina Stadium in Benghazi.
Nonetheless, their chartered ValueJet flight, simply an hour earlier than touchdown, was unexpectedly diverted to the Al Abraq Airport. Al Abraq Airport is greater than two hours away from their supposed vacation spot.
Moses Simon expressed his frustration on X (previously Twitter), posting footage of gamers lounging in what gave the impression to be a refugee camp setting.
“Tremendous Eagles weathering the state of affairs in Libya as we’re held hostage,” he wrote, shedding mild on the dire circumstances.
Tremendous Eagles weathering the state of affairs in Libya as we’re held hostage 🤦🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/gAt2lnCSLq
— MSimon27 (M.O.N) (@Simon27Moses) October 14, 2024
Different gamers additionally voiced their displeasure. Fenerbahce fullback Vivid Osayi-Samuel reached out to CAF, stating,
“I’ve been caught in a random Libyan airport for 15 hours with no assure of well being & security… We will do higher.”
I’ve been caught in a random Libyan airport for 15 hours with no assure well being & security…
We will do higher @caf— Vivid Osayi-Samuel (@Bright_097) October 14, 2024
In the meantime, Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface tried to maintain spirits up, humorously tweeting:
“Assist me name my grandmother, say her grandson Dey okay. Nah, that is sick.”
Assist me name my grand mom say her grandson Dey okay
Nah that is sick
— Victor Boniface (@boniface_jrn) October 14, 2024
Nigeria at present tops Group D with seven factors, whereas Libya lingers on the backside.
Regardless of their frustrations, the Tremendous Eagles stay centered on securing their spot at AFCON 2025.
