The Confederation of African Football, CAF has give a new update on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON qualifying match between Nigeria and Libya.
According to CAF, the match originally slated for Tuesday, October 15 will not be held.
In a terse statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, the African football governing body said the ongoing rift between both nations “will be referred to the competent CAF bodies”.
The statement reads: “The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Qualifier fixture between Libya and Nigeria will not take place as scheduled tonight.
“The matter will be referred to the competent CAF bodies.”
However, the continent’s administrative and controlling body for football did not indicate whether the match was cancelled or postponed.
The announcement comes on the back of ongoing tensions between the two countries’ football federations.
