Super Falcons Players Locked at Abuja Airport for 4 Hours as Video Goes Viral

• Player of Super Falcons of Nigeria were locked for four hours by authorities in charge of the Abuja international airport
• The NCDC stopped the Super Falcons because of the verification of their COVID-19 test which caused the delay
• Super Falcons recorded a 1-0 win over Ivory Coast in Abidjan and they have picked the ticket to play at AWCON 2022

Heartbreaking video has emerged on social media where players of the Super Falcons of Nigeria were being locked at the Abuja international airport after their return from Ivory Coast.

Super Falcons on Wednesday, 23 February, defeated Ivory Coast 1-0 in Abidjan to qualify 3-0 on aggregate for the 2022 African Women Cup of Nations which will be held in Cameroon.

And after booking their place in the 2022 AWCON, Super Falcons faced the airport in Abidjan to return to Nigeria.

Upon their arrival in Abuja, the players of the Super Falcons were denied entry by the authorities in charge of the Abuja international airport.

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What was the major reason for stopping the Super Falcons?

According to the video posted by Premium Times and news on Pulse, the Super Falcons were denied entry by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) .

The reason for their delay at the airport was because of the verification of their COVID test which the NCDC wanted to confirm before allowing them to leave.

Some players were also spotted crying in the video before they were released around 4:10 am early in the morning of 24 February.

What is the reaction of the Nigerian Football Federation?

The Nigerian Football Federation have not made any statement on the development even though the players have all left the Abuja airport.

2022 World Cup playoffs: Panic as Super Eagles star set to miss Ghana tie through injury

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Tyronne Ebuehi appears set to miss Nigeria’s crucial 2022 World Cup playoffs against Ghana in March after picking up an injury on Sunday, February 20.

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The 26-year-old defender was on the pitch for just 30minutes before being subbed off after a nock on his left leg in Venezia’s 1-1 draw against Genoa.

According to a report via Soccernet, test results conducted on Ebuehi has now revealed that the Super Eagles defender has a lesion in the semitendinosus muscle of the left leg.

The injury means the Super Eagles defender is set to be on the sidelines for several weeks and might likely not be fit in time for Nigeria’s World Cup qualifiers against Ghana.