Benin has qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after securing a draw against Libya The Cheetahs grabbed an all-important point away in Benghazi to seal their return to Africa’s biggest competition The draw sends Libya packing from the 2025 AFCON after they finished bottom of Group D Benin Republic fans erupted in joy […]
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has clarified that the country did not apologize to Libya over the recent detention of the Super Eagles in Benghazi. This clarification comes after The Libya Observer falsely reported that Nigeria had issued an apology. In a statement from the minister’s Special Assistant on Media and Communication Strategy, […]
Eight countries have confirmed their participation at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Morocco Host country Morocco are joined by record winners Egypt, amongst others, to book their sports for the event The Super Eagles were made to wait after their hostage situation in Libya as Group D remains very open for all […]
The Confederation of African Football, has postponed the second leg of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifier fixture between the Super Eagles and Libya. Recall that on Sunday, the Nigeria’s players and officials were detained by Libyan authorities at a remote airport Al-Abraq for over 13 hours. INFORMATION NIGERIA learnt that the delegation’s flight […]
Despite not playing their matchday 4 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Libya’s Mediterranean Knights, the Super Eagles of Nigeria remain top in Group D with seven points from three games. Also in the group, Rwanda secured a crucial 2-1 victory over Benin in their match, played at the Stade Amahoro on Tuesday. The […]
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has delisted the Group D second-leg fixture of the 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier between Nigeria and Libya. The Super Eagles of Nigeria were scheduled to take on Libya in the Second Leg of the qualifier on Tuesday (today). The Super Eagles had earlier beaten Libya 1-0 in […]
The Nigeria Super Eagles have arrived at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano State, after their ordeal in Libya. Recall that players and officials were stranded for about 13 hours at a Libyan airport ahead of the 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier game, which was supposed to take place on Tuesday. Following the […]