Sevilla star Chidera Ejuke has revealed his story of the challenging experience the Super Eagles had in Libya.
The Super Eagles team faced a difficult challenge during their trip to Libya for the second leg of the AFCON qualifiers.
The team were left stranded at the airport after their flight was diverted to another location, which was far from their previous destination.
The Super Eagles and the NFF delegates were left for 15 hours without food and water before they decided to forfeit the game and return to Nigeria.
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Ahead of Sevilla’s clash with Barcelona this weekend, the gifted winger has talked about his experience throughout the tumultuous time in Libya
Ejuke told Diario de Sevilla, "It was a crazy situation that we did not expect. We could not do anything, we were locked in the airport.
"We were locked in for about 16 hours. Yes, it was a long time. Without food, we brought some water when we came from Nigeria and some snacks from the flight. We were a little scared, but we all stood together so that we wouldn't go crazy"
For the first time in a long time, the Sevilla attacker was called up to the Nigerian team, and he and his other international teammates will never forget the experience.
However, the Super Eagles winger was unable to show his quality for his national team due to the incident that happened in Libya.