Written by Benin Republic will be without defender Olivier Verdon for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games against Nigeria and Libya. Verdon will miss both games as a result of injury. The 29-year-old is one of the most reliable defenders in the team. The centre-back’s absence will be a big blow to the team’s quest […]
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, […]
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 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 […]