The Confederation of African Football has fined Libya $50,000 and mandated that the country play two matches behind closed doors…
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The decision follows an investigation into the botched October 15 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Benghazi by the CAF Disciplinary Board.
The draw, held in Sale, Morocco on Friday, placed the Nigerian champions in Group B with their other opponents from Egypt and Ethiopia.
In a statement on Monday, CAF described the long-hour of delay experienced by the Super Eagles players and coaches at the Libyan airport as “disturbing and unacceptable”.
The resolve of the players came amid the efforts by the Nigeria Football Federation to secure a flight back to Nigeria for the team
The erstwhile skipper of Nigeria senior national team marked his 48th year birthday on Thursday.
NFF Technical Director, Coach Augustine Eguavoen said on Thursday that the program is in three modules, with the first 15th – 25th July, to be followed by a two-week internship for the participants between 27th July – 7th August.
The CAF African Schools Football Championship is the school’s competition that includes over 44 African countries with over 800,000 participants of boys and girls under the age of 15.
The two African champions at different times will clash at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State next month.
The continental body on Friday confirmed the verdict of the committee and thus threw away the appeal by Algeria.
The Finals will be played on home and away basis in May 2024.
This was revealed in a statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, on Wednesday in Abuja.
Tunisia’s Esperance Sportive de Tunis laboured hard to secure a quarter-final berth on Saturday to complete the list of the top eight teams that will compete for the trophy.
Continental football-governing body CAF has given approval for the course in which 40 nationwide will participate.
The draw, which will be held at the headquarters of CAF in Cairo, Egypt, will begin at 2pm local time (12h00 GMT).
The Nigerian lads had an early Semi Ajayi goal disallowed following a VAR review in the last-16 confrontation.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the boys have been separated from the men as the Round of 16 begins.
Matches between both nations have been few and far between, but Nigerians continue to relish a double over the neighbours to the south in qualification matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup final.
The Main Media Centre for the African championship will be at Palais de la Culture de Treichville in Abidjan.
He was the first Nigerian after Nwankwo Kanu in 1999 to win the CAF POTY award on the continent in December.