The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has hammered the Libyan Football Federation, LFF, slamming a hefty $50,000 fine on the country as well as awarding the Super Eagles of Nigeria three goals and three points, for the botched second leg of their 2025 AFCON qualifier.
Nigeria and Libya were billed to play the game in Libya on Tuesday, October 15, the Nigerian squad had to abandon the match and returned home after being put through gruelling suffering by the North African country.
The team had been left stranded at the Al Abraq Airport in Libya for 14 hours without food and water after their flight was diverted from Benghazi.
CAF deleted the match, promising to investigate and punish the guilty party afterwards.
Following the outcome of its investigation, CAF has wielded the big stick against Libya by sanctioning them accordingly.
The CAF Disciplinary Board said because Libya violated AFCON Regulations and the CAF Disciplinary Code —specifically Articles 31, 82, and 151- CAF has declared the match forfeited by Libya and awarded Nigeria a 3-0 victory.