A Libyan news outlet, Libya Akhbar has insinuated that the Super Eagles of Nigeria deliberately lost their home match to Rwanda on Monday to shut the Africa Cup of Nations gate at Libya.
The Mediterranean Knights of Libya last qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012 and had a controversy-ridden confrontation with the Super Eagles in the match days 3 and 4 of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers.
“The question of Nigeria’s defeat to Rwanda remains hanging in people’s minds: Was there an intention to exclude Libya from the competition?
“The answer may remain ambiguous, but what is certain is that Libyan football needs radical reforms, whether in technical planning or crisis management football needs radical reforms, whether in technical planning or crisis management.”