The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Saturday announced the award of three points, and three goals to Nigeria for the missed Libya game with a fine of USD 50,000 against Libya.
Chairperson of CAF Disciplinary Board, Ousmane Kane made this known in a press statement issued on Saturday.
The statement explained that the decision to award Nigeria the points was taken after the disciplinary committee looked into the matter between the Libya and Nigerian senior football men’s team and found Libya guilty of the inhumane treatment meted out to the Super Eagles.
CAF said the disciplinary board decided that; “The Libya Football Federation is found to have breached Article 31 of the African, Cup of Nations Regulations as well as Articles 82 and 151 of the CAF Disciplinary Code, and that the match No.87 Libya v. Nigeria of the CAF African Cup of Nations Qualifiers 2025 (scheduled to be played on 15 October 2024 in Benghazi) is declared lost by forfeit by Libya (by a score of 3-0).”
CAF disciplinary committee also ordered the Libya Football Federation to pay a fine of USD 50,000 within 60 days of notification of the present decision.
CAF President, Patrice Motsepe had earlier insisted that the institution would take proper action after the investigation hostage saga the Nigerian national team experienced at Al Abraq Airport ahead of their clash against Libya.