Libya at the Africa Cup of Nations

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The Libya national football team has participated in three Africa Cup of Nations competitions in its history: 1982, 2006, and 2012.[1]

Libya is an infrequent AFCON participant as it is one of the weaker sides in Africa, coming from the strong North African region that includes the national teams of Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria. Therefore, in spite of being a member of one of the stronger African federations, UNAF, Libya's accomplishments are limited compared to its neighbors. Nevertheless, Libya still has had some success at AFCON: as host of 1982 edition, Libya almost won the tournament but fell to Ghana in a penalty shoot-out.[2] In the 2006 and 2012 tournaments, Libya exited both in the group stage.

Libya has been seeded in Group A in all three of its AFCON appearances.

Africa Cup of Nations Record[]

Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 3
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Did not enter
Egypt 1959
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965
Ethiopia 1968 Did not qualify
Sudan 1970 Did not enter
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify
Egypt 1974 Withdrew
Ethiopia 1976 Did not enter
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980
Libya 1982 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 3 0 7 4
Ivory Coast 1984 Did not qualify
Egypt 1986
Morocco 1988 Withdrew
Algeria 1990
Senegal 1992 Did not enter
Tunisia 1994
South Africa 1996
Burkina Faso 1998
GhanaNigeria 2000 Did not qualify
Mali 2002
Tunisia 2004
Egypt 2006 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 5
Ghana 2008 Did not enter
Angola 2010
GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 4
South Africa 2013 Did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea 2015
Gabon 2017
Egypt 2019
Cameroon 2021
Ivory Coast 2023 To be determined
Guinea 2025
Total Runners-up 3/33 11 3 5 3 12 13

List of matches[]

Libya 1982[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Libya 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 Ghana 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Cameroon 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
 Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Libya 2–2 Ghana
Goal 58'
Al-Issawi Goal 76'		 Report Alhassan Goal 28'
Opoku Nti Goal 89'
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 45,200
Referee: (Mauritius)
Libya 2–0 Tunisia
Goal 42' (o.g.)
Al-Bor'osi Goal 89'		 Report
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (Zaire)
Libya 0–0 Cameroon
Report
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (Senegal)

Knockout stage[]

Libya 2–1 Zambia
Al-Beshari Goal 38', 84' Report Goal 29' Kaumba
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: (Senegal)
Main article: 1982 African Cup of Nations Final
Ghana 1–1 Libya
Alhassan Goal 35' Report Al-Beshari Goal 70'
Penalties
Penalty scored
Penalty scored Alhassan
Penalty scored Paha
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored Quarshie
Penalty scored Afriyie		 7–6 Penalty scored Al-Beshari
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 42,500
Referee: (Mauritius)

Egypt 2006[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
 Morocco 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
 Libya 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Egypt 3–0 Libya
Mido Goal 18'
Aboutrika Goal 22'
A. Hassan Goal 78'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)
Libya 1–2 Ivory Coast
Kames Goal 42' Drogba Goal 10'
Y. Touré Goal 74'
Attendance: 42,000
Libya 0–0 Morocco
Attendance: 5,000

Equatorial Guinea/Gabon 2012[]

Group A[]

Key to colours in group tables
Top two placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
 Equatorial Guinea 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
 Libya 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Senegal 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Libya
Balboa Goal 87' Report
Attendance: 35,000[3]
Libya 2–2 Zambia
Saad Goal 5', 48' Report Mayuka Goal 29'
C. Katongo Goal 54'
Attendance: 1,500[3]
Libya 2–1 Senegal
Boussefi Goal 5', 84' Report D. N'Diaye Goal 10'
Attendance: 10,000[3]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Original kick-off at 17:00 but was delayed due to heavy rain.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (January 19, 2012). "Africa Cup of Nations: Libya team a symbol of hope for nation renewed | Jonathan Wilson" – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. ^ "Ghana beat hosts Libya to win AFCON 1982". www.pulse.com.gh. March 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "2012 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Rain delays Libya-Zambia match". ESPNStar.com. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

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