CAF president Patrice Motsepe has reacted firmly to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier debacle that saw a team being stranded at an airport for more than 20 hours.
On Tuesday afternoon, the South African businessman made reference to the incident that saw the Nigeria national team being stranded at the Al Abraq International Airport in Libya for more than 20 hours without sufficient food or water earlier this month.
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The Super Eagles then pulled out of the encounter that was initially supposed to follow the game between the sides that took place in Nigeria on 11 October, which ended in a 1-0 victory to the host nation.
After that encounter, however, Libya complained about the way their side had been treated upon their arrival in the country, before Nigeria were left stranded at the abovementioned airport a few days later.
CAF then intervened by confirming that an investigation, which is being conducted by the federation's disciplinary board, is underway and that the appropriate action will be taken.
Speaking at the governing body of African football's 46th Ordinary General Assembly in Ethiopia on Tuesday afternoon, Motsepe issued a firm response to the incident.
"When there was this problem of the Nigerian national team in Libya, I will not comment on that because there is a proper investigation [being conducted], but I want to emphasise the principle we will not tolerate," the president stated.
"Because this is something that has been going on for quite some time. Forget about the Nigeria-Libya situation because it has been properly investigated and appropriate action will be taken.
"I have heard too many stories of a football club or a national team going to a country... You spend hours at the airport and they ask you about documents that is not meant to be accessed.
"And apparently during COVID, they will look at the 10 best players from your team and say those players have COVID.
"These are lack of sportsmanship that has existed and we have not taken effective action."
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The Nigeria Football Federation has since demanded that CAF award them three points and three goals for the qualifier against Libya they boycotted.