Nigeria' Flying Eaglets football players have recounted the ordeal faced by the team in the ill-fated encounter with their Gabonese counterparts, one that prompted the NFF to report the West African country to the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Nigeria lost the controversial match 2-1 in Libreville, but faced a very hostile reception by Gabonese fans and football officials due to the recent Ebola outbreak.
Nigeria's Flying Eaglets national team
The first incident occurred when Nigeria's team of 18 players and six officials were left embarrassed when the airline they boarded informed them that Gabonese authorities had instructed that they be offloaded from the aircraft alongside their luggage, even though CAF had given Nigeria a free pass regarding the virus.
“Even on getting to Libreville, we were warned not to even eat their food because of their hostile nature, which we later saw on match day," defender Halilu said. "We were robbed because of bad officiating by the referee and we were equally shocked when the fans started shouting at us and calling us ‘Ebola Nigeria! Ebola Nigeria!’" he said.
Source: SR
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