Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has provided clarification regarding the recent detention of the Super Eagles in Benghazi, Libya.
The clarification was necessary following a misleading report by The Libya Observer claiming that Nigeria had issued an apology over the detention of the Super Eagles, which lasted for over 16 hours from Sunday, October 13, to Monday, October 14.
In a statement released by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media and Communication Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir, it was explained that the reported apology to Libya was a misinterpretation of a phone conversation between Tuggar and Libya’s Eastern-based Foreign Minister, Abdelhadi Lahweej.
Contrary to the reported apology, Nigeria expressed dissatisfaction with the treatment of its national team and urged for a swift resolution to the issue.
The statement outlined that the Government of National Unity’s CDA was summoned to the Ministry to address the unfortunate incident, but…