Eight countries have confirmed their spot at AFCON 2025 with two games left. The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been made to wait after Libya ordeal.

Libya's football federation criticises its Nigerian counterpart after the Super Eagles decide to boycott Tuesday's Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifier.

The Nigeria men’s soccer team is set to leave Libya after being stuck at a remote airport for over 15 hours, according to Nigeria’s soccer governing body.

Nigeria’s soccer players say they will boycott their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in Libya after being stranded overnight at Al Abraq Airport in what the team captain described as “mind games”.

Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong spoke on behalf of the team and said that Nigeria would boycott the match and urged CAF (Confederation of African Football) to take action against Libya. But either way, the team was willing to forfeit the match.

Contrary to initial reports suggesting a potential walkover, CAF announced that the match will not take place as scheduled

Nigeria’s players say they will boycott their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya on Tuesday after being left stranded at an airport.

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has reached its final decision regarding the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON qualifier between Libya and Nigeria.

The Libyan Football Federation has said it will not condone excuses from the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. This is following the NFF’s decision to pull the Super Eagles out of the second leg of the Group D 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier tie.