Nigeria has been awarded a 3-0 victory over Libya after their scheduled Africa Cup of Nations qualifier earlier this month was not held as the Super Eagles refused to play after being stuck in a remote Libyan airport for half a day before the match.The disciplinary committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) awarded the match to Nigeria 3-0. Thus, the three-time AFCON champions are on the brink of qualifying for next year’s finals.Horror scenes in Libya as Nigerian stars claim they’re held hostages at airport!?Nigeria had refused to play the match in Benghazi on October 15, citing mistreatment on arrival in the country some 48 hours before the scheduled kick-off.Nigerian players and officials were kept in a locked airport for more than 16 hours, almost 250km away from its intended destination, after its charter flight was redirected while on approach to Benghazi.The team had no access to food or water, so they decided to fly back to Nigeria rather than fulfil the fixture.##NAJAVA_MECA_8445261##
