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Ishilove:
The Benin Republic national team qualified for AFCON 2025 after playing a goalless draw against Libya, but the outcome of the match apparently angered the Libyan fans, who went berserk and attacked the team with stones and bottles, while the Libyan police contributed their own quota of beating with batons .

Even their (Benin Republic) Tunisian assistant collect wotowoto. Gerhart Rohr, who is the former coach of the Super Eagles says he is still traumatized by the actions of the nefarious Libyan fans and authorities.
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Gernot Rohr, the head coach of the Benin national team, has revealed players and officials of the team were assaulted by fans and police during the recent game between them and Libya in their final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in Tripoli earlier this week.

"We have never seen this kind of thing in football. Libya is not playing fair. After the match, we were thrown stones while at the players’ area,” Rohr said in an interview with Canal Plus about the team’s experience in Libya.

With Nigeria already securing a spot at the 2025 AFCON from Group D, Benin Republic, Rwanda, and Libya went into the final round of matches, hoping to pick up the second slot from the group.

However, the 0-0 draw between Benin and Libya in Tripoli on Monday meant the result favoured Rohr’s side as they secured the second ticket for the 2025 AFCON from the group.

The outcome apparently angered the Libya fans, who eventually resorted to throwing stones and bottles at members of the Benin Republic contingent, with some of them sustaining injuries while the Libyan police also struck players and officials with batons.

“The team’s bus was stopped, but finally, when the police came, we thought we were going to be safe, but they instead entered the bus and started beating in the bus,” Rohr said.

“Even the Tunisian assistant got beaten alongside everyone, which ultimately forced the bus to head directly to the airport to board the flight the Benin embassy had chartered to take everyone back home,” he added.

This is not the first time Libya has been accused of using “dark arts” and treating visiting teams horribly whenever they are in the country for football matches.

Visiting teams for interclub tournaments have also faced unpleasant treatment while in Libya.

Earlier this month, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fined Libya $50,000 and awarded three points and three goals against them after diverting Super Eagles mid-air and holding the team hostage inside the airport for more than 15 hours without food and water.
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https://gazettengr.com/morocco-2025-benin-rep-players-officials-assaulted-by-fans-police-in-libya-says-rohr/

These Beninoise guys and their coach are indeed very fortunate they weren't killed. North Africans have always had this violent streak when it comes to soccer hooliganism. It didn't start recently.

Ishilove:
It seems Libya's sanity died with Ghaddafi. I am amazed this country is still being allowed to host matches

Muammar Gaddafi himself was a bloody essentric who violated airport protocols on visits to foreign countries and moved arrogantly around with female bodyguards while making strange geopolitical pronouncements. To wrap it up, he was a terror sponsor on Western targets.

Due to the trans-Atlantic trade, the notorious Arabs have for centuries generally looked down upon Africans South of the Sahara (such as the enslaved men, women and children of Hausas, Bambaras, Middle Belt ethnic groups, East African and Congo region, etc) who they called by the racial slur "abe*d." A lot of East Africans were taken across the Indian Ocean to Oman, Yemen, Arabia, etc, West Africans were taken by the Arabs during the trans-Saharan slave trade to North Africa, and the Arab Gulf states such as Oman as well where they were put to work and the females were used as sex slaves who fathered children for the bloody Arabs. It's a sad chapter in global history.

@Ishi, it seems you studied history or international relations back in the Uni? Am I right?

Ishilove:
It seems Libya's sanity died with Ghaddafi. I am amazed this country is still being allowed to host matches

So you think when them cede them together as africans even though they are lighter skin, you think oyinbo wey do am dey mad?
No, you see all those african countries, they have same mentality, that's why they are the poorest continent,
They are very crude, selfish, lack common sense and destructive. Barbaric as well.

They should have banned them since the Nigeria incident....

Libya in the news again for their nonsense.??

Ishilove:
The Benin Republic national team qualified for AFCON 2025 after playing a goalless draw against Libya, but the outcome of the match apparently angered the Libyan fans, who went berserk and attacked the team with stones and bottles, while the Libyan police contributed their own quota of beating with batons .

Even their (Benin Republic) Tunisian assistant collect wotowoto. Gerhart Rohr, who is the former coach of the Super Eagles says he is still traumatized by the actions of the nefarious Libyan fans and authorities.

https://gazettengr.com/morocco-2025-benin-rep-players-officials-assaulted-by-fans-police-in-libya-says-rohr/

Can they just ban Libya from football already

TOPCRUISE:
CAF is to blame for this. They ought to be banned from playing home matches.
Super eagles coach Augustine Eguavoen and the entire team were so lucky

Simply their games should have been moved to a neutral venue. CAF failed there.

oz4real83:
The punishment they received after their misbehaviour against Nigeria was too small, because CAF failed to do the right thing, Libya became bold to increase their level of misbehaviour. Their punishment should have included a two-year ban, very large fine, playing all their home matches for the next two years in West, south or east Africa after the expiration of the two year ban and educating them on the need to maintain good relationships or neighbourliness

All these big big English for mad people wey no dey hear English.

And the fullish Ghanaians were supporting them for their ill-treatment to us.

Na CAF dey promote all this stupid behaviour

oz4real83:
The punishment they received after their misbehaviour against Nigeria was too small, because CAF failed to do the right thing, Libya became bold to increase their level of misbehaviour. Their punishment should have included a two-year ban, very large fine, playing all their home matches for the next two years in West, south or east Africa after the expiration of the two year ban and educating them on the need to maintain good relationships or neighbourliness

Very funny,educating terrorists to maintain good relationships or neighbourliness...Nedu.are you being serious?

U no no say Na Africa u dey....... Anything goes

The appropriate disciplinary action that should be taken against Lybia is to delist her from the competition.

Omoawoke:
It’s time to ban these shameless Arabs

Later una go dey cry say free Palestinians

If arabs have the upper hand in the world, they will islamize the whole world and terrorize us

I tell you.. you must accept their faith by fire by force

plantist:
Ode ọmọ

Your fellow Christian crusaders have committed more atrocious cum murderous acts in the past. Christians aren't any better.
Besides Muslims are known to be peace-loving prior their armament in Afghanistan against Russia.

Bros this one Na lie. And u even mention past. But why r u guys still behaving like this in the future

Confirmedzombie:
What brought Muslims into this. This is football and fans misbehave like this almost all over the world.

Moreover, Libya has 60% Christians and 40% Muslims.

For your info, Islam is a religion of peace. The attack were carried out by Libyan Christian brotherhood

I hear u Hahahaha Na real Christian brotherhood 🤣

Thomthom:
Bros this one Na lie. And u even mention past. But why r u guys still behaving like this in the future

Your missionaries brought the gospel on one hand and guns on the hand to pillage our resources and sell your forebears into slavery.
How about the killings in Andalusia(Spain) perpetrated by your peace-loving Christian brothers

See wetin Obama and Hilary cause.

Atinuke12267:
Make dem come beat Super Eagles make dem see our red eyes.

If they try that nonsense to Super Eagles, we are going to deploy IPOB, Lakurawa & Bokoharam there

Na the same papa with dem born boko haram and lakurawa and Hamas and Houthies, Hezbollah, etc

Konquest:
These Benenoise guys and their coach are indeed very fortunate they weren't killed. North Africans have always had this violent streak when it comes to soccer hooliganism. It didn't start recently.

So the user who stated that CAF is to blame was right. Any country that displays arrant disregard for sportsmanship should be banned from international sports, or at best never allowed to host any international match.

Libya wahala no be small thing, their fans just dey take football too personal. How person go dey beat best in 2025 in Nigeria coach and players because of draw? FIFA and CAF gats step up abeg, na this kind nonsense dey spoil African football image. Ban them for at least two years make dem learn sense!

Ishilove:
So the user who stated that CAF is to blame was right. Any country that displays arrant disregard for sportsmanship should be banned from international sports, or at best never allowed to host any international match.

@Ishilove,

Indeed, that North African country must be BANNED for at least 5 years and made to pay a heavy fine for this highly irresponsible act of hooliganism from the Libyan soccer hooligans and the Libyan policemen because this is a repeat offence. That should lead to a "brain reset" for some years to come.

Konquest:
@Ishilove,

Indeed, that North African country must be BANNED for at least 5 years and made to pay a heavy fine for this highly irresponsible act of hooliganism from the Libyan soccer hooligans and the Libyan policemen because this is a repeat offence. That should lead to a "brain reset" for some years to come.

I think it is safe to say that this is the general consensus, but will CAF take the action?

Ishilove:
I think it is safe to say that this is the general consensus, but will CAF take the action?

The bus of Benin attacked by Libyan Police after Libya was knockout from AFCON qualification 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm_1n9MK4pA?si=F3vN3bEUP6q6ldPt
MKgaspari K • Nov 20 2024

The video right above is the ONLY scene of the Beninoise soccer team in their bus in Libya. It was also posted on X. So, the Beninoise have to come up with MORE iron-clad video evidence to show that they were truly physically attacked and sustained severe body injuries from the Libyan hooligans and the Libyan police so that CAF can slam the heavy "sanctions hammer" on Libya.

Confirmedzombie:
What brought Muslims into this. This is football and fans misbehave like this almost all over the world.

Moreover, Libya has 60% Christians and 40% Muslims.

For your info, Islam is a religion of peace. The attack were carried out by Libyan Christian brotherhood

How did you come to the conclusion that the Christians were the one that carried out the attack ..

Angelfrost:
Sigh... What is CAF waiting for to ban this failed state from football indefinitely?!!


How are we even calling a terrorist Middle Eastern nation an African country?!!


SMH!!!

Because it is in the continent of Africa

Why use the phrase beaten to stupour?

Konquest:
The bus of Benin attacked by Libyan Police after Libya was knockout from AFCON qualification 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm_1n9MK4pA?si=F3vN3bEUP6q6ldPt
MKgaspari K • Nov 20 2024

The video right above is the ONLY scene of the Beninoise soccer team in their bus in Libya. It was also posted on X. So, the Beninoise have to come up with MORE iron-clad video evidence to show that they were truly physically attacked and sustained severe body injuries from the Libyan hooligans and the Libyan police so that CAF can slam the heavy "sanctions hammer" on Libya.

I saw many videos of the attacks yesterday. Some of the videos show the Benenoise players running into the tunnel as they were being pelted with bottles and stones from the crowd in the stadium. One video shows Gernot Rohr explaining what happened to them and I've also seen this video of the bus. Some other videos show injured Benenoise players.

There's a lot of evidence.

The Benenoise also said that they were held hostage at the airport.

Konquest:
The bus of Benin attacked by Libyan Police after Libya was knockout from AFCON qualification 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm_1n9MK4pA?si=F3vN3bEUP6q6ldPt
MKgaspari K • Nov 20 2024

The video right above is the ONLY scene of the Beninoise soccer team in their bus in Libya. It was also posted on X. So, the Beninoise have to come up with MORE iron-clad video evidence to show that they were truly physically attacked and sustained severe body injuries from the Libyan hooligans and the Libyan police so that CAF can slam the heavy "sanctions hammer" on Libya.

I am pretty sure more videos will emerge as days go by

naptu2:
I saw many videos of the attacks yesterday. Some of the videos show the Benenoise players running into the tunnel as they were being pelted with bottles and stones from the crowd in the stadium. One video shows Gernot Rohr explaining what happened to them and I've also seen this video of the bus. Some other videos show injured Benenoise players.

There's a lot of evidence.

The Benenoise also said that they were held hostage at the airport.

@Naptu2

I appreciate the impressive feedback from you. I had earlier searched online today for more video evidence (using different search keywords) but ONLY found this one video that I attached. It's good to know that other documented videos exist that the Beninoise can provide so that CAF can take action and these Libyan guys of Bedouin Arab lineage will realize that they are NOT untouchable!

A significant number of ill-educated Arabs naturally have warped egos and look down on Africans from the South of the Sahara due to the fact that the Arabs enslaved people from especially the West, Central, and East Africa for centuries where they were taken to Oman, North Africa, Turkey, Yemen, Arabia, etc, to work on plantations and to be used in their harems as sex slaves. So, they use a racial slur called "ab*ed" (or slave) to describe any "Brown-skinned" African till today. An African-American Muslim dude raised up the same issue about the use of that slur online and Farooq Kperogi wrote about the anger of African-Americans who found the Arab use of that "ab*ed" slur highly distasteful.

So, you can't rule out such narcissistic sentiments from the Libyans which led to the attacks on the Beninoise. If it was their fellow Arab counterparts from another country that defeated them, would the Libyan hooligans and Libyan police have done what they did to the Beninoise team and their coach? I don't think so.

Thanks for your input here.

Konquest:
@Naptu2

I appreciate the impressive feedback from you. I had earlier searched online today for more video evidence (using different search keywords) but ONLY found this one video that I attached. It's good to know that other documented videos exist that the Beninoise can provide so that CAF can take action and these Libyan guys of Bedouin Arab lineage will realize that they are NOT untouchable!

A significant number of ill-educated Arabs naturally have warped egos and look down on Africans from the South of the Sahara due to the fact that the Arabs enslaved people from especially the West, Central, and East Africa for centuries where they were taken to Oman, North Africa, Turkey, Yemen, Arabia, etc, to work on plantations and to be used in their harems as sex slaves. So, they use a racial slur called "ab*ed" (or slave) to describe any "Brown-skinned" African till today. An African-American Muslim dude raised up the same issue about the use of that slur online and Farooq Kperogi wrote about the anger of African-Americans who found the Arab use of that "ab*ed" slur highly distasteful.

So, you can't rule out such narcissistic sentiments from the Libyans which led to the attacks on the Beninoise. If it was their fellow Arab counterparts from another country that defeated them, would the Libyan hooligans and Libyan police have done what they did to the Beninoise team and their coach? I don't think so.

Thanks for your input here.

Video of the players running from the pitch into the tunnel as they were pelted with missiles.

SEE WHAT LIBYANS DID TO BENIN REPUBLIC PLAYERS AND THEIR OFFICIALS! 🤦 pic.twitter.com/GiAwjK8PVM

— 36kinniun media👑 🦁 🕊 (@fattylincorn_01) November 20, 2024

This kind of behaviour is common in North Africa and they even do it to each other. Remember the 2009 battle between Egypt and Algeria during World Cup qualifications?

naptu2:
Video of the players running from the pitch into the tunnel as they were pelted with missiles.

SEE WHAT LIBYANS DID TO BENIN REPUBLIC PLAYERS AND THEIR OFFICIALS! 🤦 pic.twitter.com/GiAwjK8PVM

— 36kinniun media👑 🦁 🕊 (@fattylincorn_01) November 20, 2024

This kind of behaviour is common in North Africa and they even do it to each other. Remember the 2009 battle between Egypt and Algeria during World Cup qualifications?

Thank YOU for the X link!

Indeed, they do that soccer hooliganism thing in North Africa (the Maghreb) and even segregate themselves into different Arab clans (where covert and overt rivalries for power and influence exist among the different clans).

I'll read up on that 2009 Egypt and Algeria encounter again.