This was confirmed by one of the players, Victor Boniface via his popular, Twitter handle.
He said, “Back to Nigeria
Next of kin you try oooo
SaharaReporters had reported how the team had been stranded for over 13 hours in Libya after the host country’s government deliberately disrupted their travel plans.
This made the players with the approval of the Nigerian Football Federation decide to withdraw from playing their upcoming African Cup of Nations(AFCON) qualifying match against Libya.
The team had earlier boarded their Valuejet chartered plane to move out of Libya on Monday afternoon after they accused Libyan authorities of maltreating them.
The assistant captain of the team, William Troost-Ekong made this known in his recent X post. He said the players and the officials have started making the necessary preparations to leave the North African country.
He said: “Power of social media. Apparently our plane is being fueled as we speak and we should be leaving to Nigeria shortly. Thanks for everyone’s support!
I REITERATE: We would NEVER treat a guest nation for a game in this way. Mistakes happen, delays happen. But never on purpose.”