President of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe has warned African nations and clubs against the subjecting visiting teams to inhuman treatment.
Motsepe stated this during a media briefing at the CAF 46th Ordinary General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This is following the latest embarrassing incident which occurred when Nigeria visited Benghazi for the AFCON 2025 qualifier second leg against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya.
The Super Eagles were forced to spend over 15 hours at the Al Abraq Airport without food or water in a hostage-like situation; which forced the game to be cancelled.
The CAF boss declared that appropriate action would be taken against countries which go against CAF rules.
While praising nations that treat visiting teams and football clubs with the needed respect, Motsepe emphasised the need for teams to imbibe the spirit of sportsmanship.
He explained that he could not comment directly on the Nigeria/Libya situation due to the ongoing investigation by CAF’s Disciplinary Board, but noted that such behaviour will not be tolerated.