• Team protesting after 16 hour diversion from Benghazi
• Libyan Football Federation insist it was not deliberate

Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya and were heading home on Monday, their captain William Troost-Ekong said, in protest at being diverted and abandoned for hours in an airport far from the match venue.

The Super Eagles were due to play the hosts Libya in the city of Benghazi, where they hoped to seal a qualification berth for the finals in Morocco next year. But after being stranded for more than 16 hours at an airport 250km (155 miles) away from their intended destination, the Nigeria players said they would not fulfil the fixture.