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Nigeria apologizes to Libya for football incident

In a recent phone call with the east-based government Foreign Minister Abdelhadi Al-Huwaij, Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar extended an official apology to the Libyan government and its people for a recent incident involving the Libyan national football team.


The apology followed growing tensions after a controversial decision by Nigeria’s Football Federation to refuse participation in a scheduled Africa Cup of Nations qualifier return match.

According to the eastern-based Foreign Ministry, Minister Tuggar expressed deep regret, clarifying that the incident was neither intentional nor a deliberate act by the Nigerian government. He emphasized Nigeria’s respect for Libya and its people, assuring that the matter was an unfortunate oversight.


In response, Al-Huwaij reassured his Nigerian counterpart that Libya had ensured the well-being of the Nigerian delegation, providing full logistical and technical support to facilitate their safe return home. He also highlighted the longstanding and strong ties between the two nations, underscoring their commitment to maintaining friendly relations.

The Libyan Football Federation had earlier condemned the actions of the Nigerian Football Federation, accusing it of refusing to participate in the return leg of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Libya’s football authorities vowed to take all necessary steps to safeguard the interests of their national team in response to the incident.

Link: https://libyaobserver.ly/sports/nigeria-apologizes-libya-football-incident

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Looks like this is a Libyan tabloid. Obviously, they see this as a national tussle and are trying to project a narrative favourable to their agenda after the whole international condemnations that followed the crises in Benghazi

Why are we apologizing

I hope the minister wasn't quoted wrongly.

Those Libyans are idiots.

The President of Libya FA has resigned because he knows that Libya was wrong.

Nigeria prepared well to take care of Libya team but Libya decided to follow their own plans


The plan was for to Libya to land in Uyo but Libyans decided to land in Port Harcourt and go by road from Portharcourt to Uyo. No be stupidity be that?


Libya observer is a propaganda arm of Libyan government.

The Tuggar that was on Television was not happy at the Treatment the Super Eagles received in Libya and this is the exact opposite of what he said

Here is the Foreign Ministers Tuggar announcing that they have summoned the Libyan Charge D'affairs over the treatment of the Super Eagles in Libya


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnsRsj0ecuY&pp=ygUMVHVnZ2FyIGxpYnlh

This must be a mistake .



Or maybe Nigeria being a religious country is obeying the biblical rule.

And some deluded emilokanites were bragging about apology yesterday?

I told you Nigeria is not respected by anybody which is why the incident even occurred to begin with.


We women might be fish brained but we can think sometimes.

This is likely fake news.

doggedfighter:
This must be a mistake .



Or maybe Nigeria being a religious country is obeying the biblical rule.

This sounds stupid

It’s a Libya media. Nonsense.

LegendHero:
This is likely fake news.

We had to go and listen to the foreign minister again


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnsRsj0ecuY&pp=ygUMVHVnZ2FyIGxpYnlh

See as Libya take propaganda scatter the head of gullible Nigerians.

Reported for false information. This is Libyan propaganda

African politics and diplomacy is different from what their leaders tell their citizens.

SilentEmma:
Why are we apologizing

This is a fake report. Have you seen the source.

Pochettino:
And some deluded emilokanites were bragging about apology yesterday?

I told you Nigeria is not respected by anybody which is why the incident even occurred to begin with.


We women might be fish brained but we can think sometimes.

No women are not fish brained. Speak for yourself.

You are the one that did not check the news source for integrity or notice that no other news channel in the entire world has carried this obviously fake news.

BreconHills:
This is a fake report. Have you seen the source.

Better be a fake report, cause I dey vex already

SilentEmma:
Better be a fake report, cause I dey vex already

Nigeria head strong pass folding for a country like Libya. A country whose claim to fame is people trafficking and the bombing of a civilian jet over Scotland.

Check the link

Nigeria will soon apologize to niger republic too and other Muslim terrorist countries

Idiot, it's fake from Libya media ...

Pochettino:
And some deluded emilokanites were bragging about apology yesterday?

I told you Nigeria is not respected by anybody which is why the incident even occurred to begin with.


We women might be fish brained but we can think sometimes.

isan:
Idiot, it's fake from Libya media ...

This is why Nigeria will never progress ... u dont accept faults

Nigeria must apologize bcus what they did was wrong... Take it or leave it

I haven't read the post, but I can tell you categorically, it was T-Pain's fault 🙄😒😒

SilentEmma:
Why are we apologizing

They are the one writing, it's propaganda

Christistruth00:
The Tuggar that was on Television was not happy at the Treatment the Super Eagles received in Libya and this is the exact opposite of what he said

Here is the Foreign Ministers Tuggar announcing that they have summoned the Libyan Charge D'affairs over the treatment of the Super Eagles in Libya


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnsRsj0ecuY&pp=ygUMVHVnZ2FyIGxpYnlh

by the time they put Arabic subtitle, it is susceptible to misrepresentation.

Libya reset Nigerian brains back to factory settings 🇱🇾🏆🏆🏆🏆

Who is the pusse asss niggaaa that apologized

On behalf of other Nigerians, this apology doesn't come from us, the minister or who ever apologized is on his or her own.


Libya FA president don already resign because he knew they were wrong so why are we apologizing

SilentEmma:
Why are we apologizing

this Boko Haram minister has a mission against Nigeria, he's apologizing on behalf of Islamic republic of the north not Nigeria if you ask me, this idiot minister don't care if they had killed our players mid air, as he ever issue statement on the safety of players? You see, this country are not suppose to be together with Aboki in charge of key possitions, they will put religion interest above any other stuff anyday. Very useless minister. That was how he was condemning Isreal against Palestinian on behalf of Nigeria the statement president hasn't authorize him to do.

Gadafii:
Who is the pusse asss niggaaa that apologized

On behalf of other Nigerians, this apology doesn't come from us, the minister or who ever apologized is on his or her own.


Libya FA president don already resign because he knew they were wrong so why are we apologizing

the minister is Boko Haram, he's putting religion interest above his nation interest. That alone show how useless Fulani can be negleting Nigeria interest, if the plane fall and all the players died, trust me this useless terrorist minister will still thank and apologize to the Lybia government for extinguish fire at the crash site because most of the players are Christians.

Wow! Haa!! Nigeria... The giant of Africa!
No respect! So, na we dey apologize?

Rexymania:
Nigeria must apologize bcus what they did was wrong... Take it or leave it

what did Nigeria do you this weyrey, explain, if you are a Nigerian, God will punish you like this

Haba this is unbelievable, they wronged us and we apologize to them for not beating us enough