The pilot of the flight that transported the Super Eagles to Libya has detailed the events that unfolded, leading to the Nigerian team being held at the airport.

President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the safe return to the country of the national soccer team, the Super Eagles, following a "harrowing" experience at a Libyan airport. The team was due to play another round of qualifiying match against Libya for a place at the upcoming African Cup of Nations.

The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) Director of Communications, Dr. Ademola Olajire, has provided a point-by-point account of how a keenly-anticipated Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Nigeria and Libya was relegated to a fiasco by Libyan federal authorities and Football Federation.