Libyan football club Al-Akhdar revealed on Sunday that its players were subjected to anesthesia by inhaling a narcotic substance while dining at their residence in Tanzania on Saturday.
The Libyan club added in a statement on Facebook The team’s mission was subjected to several obstacles, as free training camps were not provided and the outcomes of the Covid-19 defamations were not provided.
However, he pointed out: “The incident that happened today for the Green Mission after conducting the training session and upon our arrival at the residence and having dinner, most of the mission personnel fell into a faint state, pioneers and loss of balance, which forced us to transfer them to the hospital, where they stayed late and some of them are still inside the hospital. Until now. ”
The club said: “After carrying out the necessary tests inside the hospital, it was found that the reason is the inhalation of a narcotic substance ‘benzodiazepine’ (which) loses the balance of the body and causes a state of fainting. and dizziness, according to the report approved by the hospital where the members of the mission were transferred “.
And the club added in the statement addressed to the Algerian Minister of Sport: “Therefore, we put all this before you to assume your responsibilities in defending our rights, in terms of correspondence in particular with the Confederation of African football, in order to equal chance”.
An official statement on the team’s mission exposure to an artificial narcotic.
Posted byAl-Akhdar Libyan Club – AL-Akhdar SCUp Saturday 15 October 2022
There were no direct comments from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) or the Tanzania Football Association.
For its part, the Ministry of Sport condemned the Government of National Unity in declaration On Facebook, “absolutely, the mission of the Libyan club Al-Akhdar encountered obstacles” and invited the Tanzanian Ministry of Sport and “K” to open an investigation into the circumstances of what happened.
Andstressed out The Minister of Sport, Abdul Shafi Al-Juweifi, “in his constant communication in recent hours with the president of the Libyan Football Association on the need to adopt all the most rapid and severe measures and to communicate in particular with the Confederation of African football and keep it fully accountable and works to ensure that the Green team gets all its legal rights and does not compromise this. ”
as such cost Al-Juweifi is a “special committee” to “follow the new events and developments taking place in the capital of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, and follow the situation of the mission of the Al-Akhdar team until the return to Libya, and the need for urgently and in detail provide him with everything that concerns him “.
The minister forms a committee to follow developments in Dar es Salaam
Posted byMinistry of Sport Libya Ministry of Sport LibyaUp Sunday 16 October 2022
The Minister stressed to the President and Committee members the need to communicate with all parties, including the mission presidency, the Libyan Football Federation and our embassy in Tanzania, in order to ensure the safety of all members of the mission.
Libyan club Al-Akhdar is participating in the African Confederation Cup, where they will meet Tanzanian club Azzam, and the first leg to Libya ended in favor of the Libyan team with three clear goals.
