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Libya Hires Tunisian Lawyer to Appeal CAF Sanction After Super Eagles Saga

The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) is voicing its discontent with the ruling issued by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) regarding the airport incident involving Nigeria.

According to the report, the LFF is keeping its word to appeal the three points, three goals, and the $50,000 allotted to the Nigerian team and has already contracted the services of Tunisian lawyer Ali Abbas to lead the appeal.

The report also details that the LFF is willing to go as far as taking CAF to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) if a favourable verdict isn’t achieved....Read Full Article [Click Here>]

This move by the Libyan FA appears to be a subtle surprise to many, especially considering that one piece of evidence CAF used to draw its judgment on the incident was the testimony of a Tunisian pilot who flew the plane to Al-Abraq.

It remains to be seen how things pan out, but it must be stated that the airport saga involving both countries and CAF is far from finished.

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