Former African footballer of the Year Victor Ikpeba has told SCORENigeria that Libya should no longer be allowed to feature in international football after the inhumane treatment they subjected the Super Eagles to ahead of a 2025 AFCON qualifier.
“If CAF know their job, Libya ought to be banned from international football,” said Ikpeba, who is part of the Nigerian delegation in Libya for the AFCON qualifier.
“CAF are not mindful of the safety and wellbeing of players across Africa.
“This is a high-risk country and one really wonders who approved for Libya to be playing their games at home.
“I played for the Super Eagles for 10 years and I never experienced what I have in Libya in the last hours.”
He added: “They have a history of maltreating visiting teams.
“They created their own problems in Nigeria and now want to play the victim.
“Nigeria have been good to visitors, we have been good hosts, and so there was no basis for their claims of poor treatment when they came down.”
Ikpeba said he is in full support of the Super Eagles boycotting tomorrow’s AFCON qualifier in Benina near Benghazy.
The team are not safe, those of us travelling with them are also not safe,” he said.
“We were locked up in an abandoned airport for more than 10 hours like hostages.
“The team will call off their bluff and not play this match.”
He further informed SCORENigeria that arrangements are already on for the chartered flight that flew them into Libya to ferry them back to Nigeria today.
Osimhen lands in Rwanda for must-win 2026 World Cup qualifierVictor Osimhen has led by example by being among the first arrivals in Rwanda for the Super Eagles must-win 2026 World Cup qualifier Friday. Osimhen has revealed that new coach Eric Chelle challenged the leaders in the team to lead the way for Nigeria to get their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track after ...
Read more Continue reading here ▶ Igho Ogbu: My dad’s dying wish was for me to play for Super EaglesIgho Ogbu has told SCORENigeria that it was his father’s wish on his death bed that he should play for the Super Eagles. The big central defender had already made his father proud when he shone for the Flying Eagles all the way to the 2019 U20 World Cup in Poland. “Before he died, he ...
Read more Continue reading here ▶ Igho Ogbu scores to celebrate first Super Eagles call-upCentral defender Igho Ogbu today celebrated his first-ever call-up by the Super Eagles in style by scoring in a 3-0 home win over Jablonec in the Czech League. He hit target in the ninth minute, when he broke down a move by the visitors before he finished like a striker would. It was his ...
Read more Continue reading here ▶ NPFL Roundup: Remo Stars stay on track for first NPFL crownRemo Stars tonight continued their march towards a first-ever NPFL championship after they beat Heartland FC 2-0 at home. They thus remained eight points clear of nearest rivals Rivers United, who won 2-1 at difficult El Kanemi Warriors. Former Flying Eagles striker Olamilekan Adebayo put home team Remo Stars ahead after 31 minutes, before Samson ...
Read more Continue reading here ▶ Akor back in action for SevillaToday, Jerome Akor returned to action for La Liga club Sevilla after an injury layoff. New Sevilla signing Akor was sidelined by a thigh injury soon after he joined the Spanish club in January. Today, the 25-year-old striker, who was named on the Super Eagles recent provisional squad, played his second game in La Liga ...
Read more Continue reading here ▶ 
