{"id":51973,"date":"2024-10-14T07:01:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T07:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=51973"},"modified":"2024-10-14T07:01:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T07:01:29","slug":"nigerias-super-eagles-stranded-at-libya-airport-for-over-13-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/10\/14\/nigerias-super-eagles-stranded-at-libya-airport-for-over-13-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria&#8217;s Super Eagles Stranded at Libya Airport for Over 13 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, has been stranded at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, for over 13 hours, sparking concerns about their welfare.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, the team arrived at the airport on Tuesday evening after traveling from Nigeria but has been unable to leave the airport due to logistical issues<\/p>\n<p>Players have reportedly been without access to WiFi, leaving them unable to contact family members or loved ones. Food has also been scarce, with the team going without meals for over 13 hours since their arrival.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are tired, hungry, and frustrated,&#8221; a team source revealed. &#8220;We were expecting a smoother transition, but it&#8217;s been a nightmare.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles are in Libya for a crucial African Cup of Nations qualifier against the Mediterranean Knights. However, their preparation has been severely disrupted by the airport ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) officials have been criticized for the poor organization, with many calling for urgent intervention.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Football Federation has also faced backlash on social media, with fans expressing outrage and disappointment .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, has been stranded at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, for over 13 hours, sparking concerns about their welfare. According to sources, the team arrived at the airport on Tuesday evening after traveling from Nigeria but has been unable to leave the airport due to logistical issues [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":51974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51975,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51973\/revisions\/51975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}