Nigeria have been left ‘deeply disappointed’ after CAF poked the country in the eye by handing South Africa the rights to host the 2013 African Nations Cup tournament.

On Tuesday, CAF’s Executive Committee decided to approve an arrangement between South Africa, hosts of the 2017 tournament, and Libya, where the North Africans would swap places with South Africa.

Libya are unable to host the tournament as a result of the ongoing security issues in the country.

Nigeria, designated in 2006 as standby hosts for three African Nations Cup tournaments between 2010 and 2014 (now pushed back to 2013), were completely ignored.

NFF General Secretary Musa Amadu was incensed, especially after Nigeria wrote to CAF last month when news of the arrangement first seeped out, to remind them of the existing decision.

”We are deeply disappointed at this decision by CAF,” Amadu told KickOffNigeria.com. “It is total disrespect to Nigeria.

”When we heard about this so-called arrangement last month, we wrote to CAF reminding them that they had made us standby hosts, and if Libya were unable to host, then it should be offered to us first.

”The Secretary General assured us at the time that no decision had been reached, and he would pass the letter on to the Executive Committee.

”But the Executive Committee are now telling us our letter came late. The question is, did we even need to write to them to remind them of a decision that the same Executive Committee took?”