The match between Sunshine Stars and Kwara United was a 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League Match Day 7 encounter.
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The Eagle Online recalls that the Super Eagles returned to Nigeria without playing the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya.
The Eagle Online recalls the NFF decided to call off playing the match after the team was left stranded at the airport in Libya for 15 hours
The Eagle Online was told the team landed at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in the ancient city of Kano, the Kano State capital.
This development was confirmed by the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, via her X handle.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the team was held hostage by Libyan authorities at the Al-Abaq Airport on Sunday night for over 12 hours.
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, made the position of the Federal Government known.
Another ex-international and the goalkeeper’s friend, Segun Odegbami, announced the death, which occurred on Sunday, in a statement.
The resolve of the players came amid the efforts by the Nigeria Football Federation to secure a flight back to Nigeria for the team
A journalist, Adepoju Tobi Samuel, who made this known on Sunday, also revealed the flight was diverted from its original destination.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports the Oga Boys after wasting a flurry of chances in the first half, scored all three goals in the second half.
He gave the charge ahead of their match with Libya on Friday, which the Super Eagles won by a goal in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
He was highly excited during the post match briefing at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Friday.
It was only one goal that separated the two teams in the qualifying match played at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
According to information available to The Eagle Online, four of the crew members were kidnapped by the gunmen with six rescued.
In September, the Super Eagles defeated Benin Republic 3-0 in Uyo, which they followed by a goalless draw away to Rwanda.
The Port-Harcourt, Rivers State-based football clubside now has 13 points from the five games of the league played so far.
The forward picked up a muscle injury last month, but made his return to the pitch in the Champions League last Wednesday.
This was contained in a statement issued by the club’s Head of Media, Emmanuel Uja, on Sunday in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
The Match Day 5 fixture in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League was played at the Kwara Stadium Complex in Ilorin.