TheGoodJoe:


You are just regurgitating what we already know.

The point is that the Libyans were stranded at UYO. What contingency plans were made by the NFF to salvage the situation?

TheGoodJoe:


When it comes to situation as this, who is at fault is not the concern but how to remedy the situation.

So my point is, what were the active steps taking by NFF to remedy the situation?

mank1234:


Ask the goodjoe, how many hours drive is Uyo to PH.
3 hrs delay isn't too much to reroute logistics from Uyo to PH.

mank1234:


If they didn't remedy the situation, how did they get Escort within 3 hours for them in PH?

Or you think you will just run to police station and pack police waiting for you?

TheGoodJoe:


I don't buy that narrative from the NFF. Hide travel plans as in how? They know Nigeria more than us?

So what about receiving them? So they could not communicate with the Rivers State Ministry of Sports to help on such Super short notice?

The story is not complete and needs clarification.

Mujtahida:
CAF has to appoint protocol referees who will ensure that this kind of shenanigans doesn't happen again

Mujtahida:
CAF has to appoint protocol referees who will ensure that this kind of shenanigans doesn't happen again

TheGoodJoe:


So what were the contingency actions by the NFF that led to the Libyans having to hire a bus to convey themselves.

Are we saying Rivers State Ministry of Sports or Rivers State Ministry of Youth could not help secure sound buses for them?

TheSuperNerd:
I actually buy it. These North Africans have been at this nonsense even before I was born. My late dad told me same back in the days of Enugu Rangers vs Mehalla of Egypt. So I buy it wholeheartedly.

The Libyans failed to state specifically that they were going to land in PH from the moment the communications Dept of the NFF reached out to them. They never mentioned PH and said they will get back to the NFF when they are about to leave. So how is it the NFF's fault that they didn't follow the original plan to land in UYO??

mank1234:


Was Rivers state a party to the match? So because they accidentally found themselves in PH, they automatically becomes Rivers State liability.

National team is not responsibility of Rivers state. They had no plan to bankroll the match.

TheGoodJoe:


That is what contingency is about. Did the NFF reach out to the Rivers State Ministry of Sport to explain the challenges they were facing and didn't get a response?

They need to clarify these.

TheGoodJoe:


NFF needs to clarify the actions they took to remedy the situation. At least, reception and clearance.

I repeat, we are lucky nothing happened to them, if not this story will not fly.

These guys were coming to play aatch that would be viewed by millions around the world and the NFF acted in such negligent manner because they did not abide by travel plans.

TheSuperNerd:
We are lucky nothing happened? TheGoodJoe, they had security escorts provided by the NFF in front and behind. PH to Uyo is 4hrs journey I believe. So again, the Libyans are story twisters, crybabies and liars.

They came into Nigeria with the sole aim of painting a lie so as to find any excuse at all to do the nonsense they executed yesterday to our darling Super Eagles.

I believe the NFF communications dept cleared the air enough. More information can be sought when the messages and VNs the NFF said they have as regards the communications they had with the Libyans both before they touched down and after they touched down will throw more light on what specific steps they took but from the whole picture so far painted, the NFF didn't refuse to welcome the Libyans. The Libyans wanted to do things their own way with malicious intent of painting us as bad hosts.

mank1234:


In NFF response they said they rejected their bus plans. Must they give you the details of which bus arrangement they put forward?
If what NFF said is 100% correct, they acted right.
3 hrs is short notice for someone to make logistics arrangement in another city that wasn't planned for.

TheGoodJoe:


I find trooper vans front and back funny. Better machine guns and those guys will see problem.

This is not cry baby issue but lapses from our end.

TheGoodJoe:


You are just regurgitating what we already know.

The point is that the Libyans were stranded at UYO. What contingency plans were made by the NFF to salvage the situation?

TheGoodJoe:


I find trooper vans front and back funny. Better machine guns and those guys will see problem.

This is not cry baby issue but lapses from our end.

TheSuperNerd:
We are lucky nothing happened? TheGoodJoe, they had security escorts provided by the NFF in front and behind. PH to Uyo is 4hrs journey I believe. So again, the Libyans are story twisters, crybabies and liars.

They came into Nigeria with the sole aim of painting a lie so as to find any excuse at all to do the nonsense they executed yesterday to our darling Super Eagles.

I believe the NFF communications dept cleared the air enough. More information can be sought when the messages and VNs the NFF said they have as regards the communications they had with the Libyans both before they touched down and after they touched down will throw more light on what specific steps they took but from the whole picture so far painted, the NFF didn't refuse to welcome the Libyans. The Libyans wanted to do things their own way with malicious intent of painting us as bad hosts.

TheGoodJoe:


I don't buy that narrative from the NFF. Hide travel plans as in how? They know Nigeria more than us?

So what about receiving them? So they could not communicate with the Rivers State Ministry of Sports to help on such Super short notice?

The story is not complete and needs clarification.

TheGoodJoe:


In Port Harcourt we have witnessed bullion van attack with patrol vehicles attacked too. So that security talk is just funny.

I repeat, NFF needs to clarify why those guys were abandoned and had to charter bus. Why no alternative arrangement was made?

TheSuperNerd:
Lapses caused because the visiting team refused to follow the original protocol to land in Uyo. It is on them. Not the NFF.

Listen again to Ademola Olajire. The Libyans didn't bloody communicate.

Watch and listen carefully⤵️:
https://x.com/NewsCentralTV/status/1845759794541379959?t=UOW3Sn_XmNI9CdXm6WiWKQ&s=19

TheGoodJoe:


I find trooper vans front and back funny. Better machine guns and those guys will see problem.

This is not cry baby issue but lapses from our end.

Mujtahida:

Ghana is at the same level of countries like Tonga, Burundi and Lesotho. In fact they are worse.

TheSuperNerd:
What other means of transport is available except road and air between PH and Uyo? Is train available? Is Witchcraft broom available?

The NFF gave them Air, they rejected it. Gave them road and they wanted it their own way. Who abandoned who?

TheGoodJoe, using words like the bolded "...why those guys were abandoned" shows you buy the lies of the Libyans. Well done on trying to stand out.

TheGoodJoe:


Why not reach out to Rivers State Ministries to help sort things out than leaving them stranded at the airport?

I don't buy that rejecting their bus plans. It is simply not true. NFF needs to make that voice recording public if it actually exists.

TheGoodJoe:
I still totally condemn the reckless action of the Libyan government. If they had any issue they should have addressed it with diplomatic measures rather than resorting to endangerment of our national assets.

TheGoodJoe:


This even exposes lapses on the NFF. These guys requested for buses. He said it himself and they ended up hiring buses. Is this not our of order?

TheGoodJoe:


Why not reach out to Rivers State Ministries to help sort things out than leaving them stranded at the airport?

I don't buy that rejecting their bus plans. It is simply not true. NFF needs to make that voice recording public if it actually exists.

TheSuperNerd:
TheGoodJoe, you are funny. Wetin ORIGINALLY concern Rivers state ministry with the Libyans? Are they the ones expected to host the Libyans or the NFF?

Meanwhile this NFF clearly stated that they pressed some buttons to ensure they secured alternatives to get Libya out of PH so that they can reconnect with the original protocol welcome party in UYO.

This means they obviously made contacts with the relevant bodies on ground in Rivers to transport Libya.

TheGoodJoe:
This should be made viral. The video defence from Libya contained images from different sources. These people are evil.

TheGoodJoe:


The NFF man said they requested for buses. Then they are telling us they rejected buses. There are holes in his Story. The NFF protocol team must clarify this.

3hrs is enough to get buses from UYO to Port Harcourt. They won't even need the Rivers Ministry of Sport for any support with three hours. So the 1hr info. was a lie from the NFF.

TheGoodJoe:


That is why I said the nff needs to clarify the concrete steps taking to ensure a smooth arrival of the Libyan players at Uyo.

To make it easy, did they make any financial assistance to help convey them from Port Harcourt to Uyo.