Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, has expressed frustration at how the team have been treated at a Libyan airport since Sunday when they arrived there.
They are in the country to play an AFCON qualifier but they have been kept in an the embarrassing and uncomfortable situation at the Al Abraq International Airport in Libya.
According to Troost-Ekong, his experience is worse than crying.
He tweeted on Monday: “Update: Can I shock you? The pilot has just told us there has been fuel at this airport for the plane all this time. They could have released it but haven’t given us permission since. Can you imagine? So, how long are they planning to hold us hostage here? Still just waiting.
“After our first tweets, magically a team bus arrived and a driver who has been standing inside the airport filming us and laughing with some of the other staff since last night said the bus was ready 12 hours after we landed. Now, we have been waiting for fuel since morning. At this point, I’m even tired of laughing instead of crying.”
The Federal Government, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; the Minister of Sports, John Enoh, and the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned the distasteful situation.
