Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe has stated that the federation will not condone the poor treatment of away teams by host countries.

Motsepe disclosed this while referencing Nigeria's recent botched African Cup of Nations qualifier match against Libya, where the Super Eagles contingent was stranded for over 16 hours at Al Abraq Airport.

The 62-year-old lamented that such dark tactics have been happening for a long time and the problem is not unique to the recent case involving Nigeria and Libya.

Motsepe believes that such practices are due to a lack of sportsmanship on the part of some teams, adding that proper investigations are currently underway and appropriate action will be taken on the abandoned game involving Libya and Nigeria.

Speaking at CAF's 46th Ordinary General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Motsepe said:

"We should have zero tolerance. When there was this problem of the Nigerian national team in Libya, I will not comment on that because there is a proper investigation. But I want to emphasize a principle that we will not tolerate. This is something that has been going on for quite some time. Forget about the Libya vs. Nigeria situation; appropriate action will be taken.

"I have heard too many stories about a football club or national team that goes to a country. You spend hours at the airport, and they ask you about documents that don't exist. Apparently, during COVID, they would look at the best players and then say those ten players have got COVID. But it is this lack of sportsmanship that has existed, and we haven't taken effective action. We are reviewing those laws, and we want to emphasize sportsmanship."

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