{"id":145300,"date":"2024-10-26T16:15:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T15:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=145300"},"modified":"2024-10-26T16:15:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T15:15:45","slug":"caf-awards-3-points-3-goals-to-nigeria-after-afcon-qualifiers-controversy-against-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=145300","title":{"rendered":"CAF Awards 3 Points,\u00a0 3 Goals To Nigeria After AFCON Qualifiers Controversy Against Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CAF Awards 3 Points,\u00a0 3 Goals To Nigeria After AFCON Qualifiers Controversy Against Libya<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded Nigeria a win and the full three points in the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier with Libya that was postponed this month.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The news of the African football governing body awarding three points, three Goals to the Super Eagles,\u00a0 and fining the North Africa country was\u00a0 made known by Italian football journslist Fabrizio Romano on his official Facebook page on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Recall that Entertainment Digest reported that the Super Eagles and Libya were originally scheduled to clash at the Martyrs of February Stadium in Benina, Benghazi on October 15, in matchday four of the AFCON qualification series.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Nigerian national team\u2019s flight landed at the Al Abaq airport but the players and coaches were held for over 20 hours without food and drinks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) would later announce the Super Eagles\u2019 withdrawal from the qualifying match and asked them to return home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAF Awards 3 Points,\u00a0 3 Goals To Nigeria After AFCON Qualifiers Controversy Against Libya The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded Nigeria a win and the full three points in the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier with Libya that was postponed this month. 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