The former President of the Nigerian Football Federation and Nigeria’s representative at the CAF hearing over the airport hostage saga has explained how the verdict was reached.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria were held hostage at Al Abraq International Airport by Libyan authorities during their trip to honour the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers’ second leg match.
CAF postponed the match and conducted an investigation, which found the Libyan Football Federation to have breached ethics and fair play rules after a fair hearing.
The governing body awarded Nigeria three points and three goals after ruling that the host’s inhumane action led to the match’s forfeiture and fined the LFF USD 50,000.
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Former NFF President and FIFA Council member Amaju Pinnick, who represented Nigeria at the CAF hearing, has expressed delight at the verdict and explained how it came about.
“The matter has been adjudicated upon, everything is done according to the books, which is the statutes, they (CAF) don’t just do things by fluke, they go through the books,” he told Soccernet.
According to Libyan News Agency, the Mediterranean Knights have begun early preparations for their final two games against Rwanda and Benin Republic, as they still have a tiny hope of qualifying for AFCON 2025.
