Members of the U23 Eagles have expressed their displeasure over the inability of the Nigeria Football Federation to settle their camp and match allowances against Libya.
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Nigeria’s Under 23 Eagles, otherwise known as the Olympic Eagles, have been drawn against Sudan in the final round of the U23 AFCON 2019 qualifiers.
Nigeria sailed into the final round of the 3rd Africa U23 Cup of Nations qualifying series on Monday, beating Libya 4-0 on the back of a Victor Osimhen hat-trick at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State.
Nigeria began the race towards the defence of their African Under-23 title on Wednesday on a sour note as they lost 0-2 defeat to their Libyan counterparts in Tunisia.
Cup holders Nigeria begin the race towards a successful defence of their Africa U23 title in Tunisia on Wednesday when they take on their Libyan counterparts in a first round, first leg encounter of the qualification series.
The National Emergency Management Agency on Friday said 12,574 Nigerians have so far returned from Libya under the Assisted Voluntary Returnees Programme, which began in April 2017.
At least, 326 stranded Nigerians in Libya have arrived Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency has said.
The National Emergency Management Agency has received another batch of 160 stranded Nigerians from Libya.
Head Coach Imama Amapakabo has called to camp 33 players ahead of next month’s Africa U23 Cup of Nations qualifying fixture between Nigeria and Libya.
A fresh batch of 162 Nigerians, including four pregnant women, have voluntarily returned from Libya with the assistance of the International Organisation for Migration.
Three survivors who were rescued said there were 120 people on the boat, Flavio Di Giacomo said.
The United Nations has released a new report, which detailed the unimaginable horrors Nigerian migrants are being subjected to from the moment they entered Libya and throughout their stay in that country.
Three suicide bombers attacked Libya’s foreign ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least two other people as well as themselves, authorities said.
The National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday said a total of 4,123 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya between January 6 and December 18, 2018.
A 26-year-old Nigerian who was deported from Libya, Iwoche Endurance, has advised Nigerians desiring to travel abroad through the desert in search of greener pastures to have a rethink.
Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 rose 39 cents to $60.36 a barrel by 1045 GMT, having fallen 3 per cent the previous day, while US futures CLc1 rose 37 cents to $51.37 a barrel.
Nigeria turned back Libya 6-3 on Sunday afternoon to brighten her chances of a place in the semi finals of the ongoing CAF Beach Soccer Cup of Nations in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
The National Emergency Management Agency has received another batch of 193 stranded Nigerians from Libya.
Fifteen migrants have died in a boat off the Libyan coast after spending 12 days at sea without food or water, an Egyptian survivor said on Tuesday.
The North Africans are now with seven points from five matches and lie third in the group behind leaders Nigeria who have 10 points and South Africa who have nine points.