Libya national football team

Libya

Nickname(s)	The Mediterranean Knights
Association	Libyan Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Javier Clemente
Captain	Ali Salama
Most caps	Ahmed Saad (108)
Top scorer	Ali Al-Biski (45)
Home stadium	Tripoli Stadium
FIFA code	LBY
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	110 12 (16 September 2021)[1]
Highest	36 (September 2012)
Lowest	187 (July 1997)
First international
Libya 5–2 Palestine  (Alexandria, Egypt; August 3, 1953)
Biggest win
Libya 21–0 Muscat and Oman (Baghdad, Iraq; April 6, 1966)
Biggest defeat
Egypt 10–2 Libya  (Alexandria, Egypt; August 6, 1953)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	3 (first in 1982)
Best result	Runner-up (1982)
show Medal record Men's Football Africa Cup of Nations 1982 Libya African Nations Championship 2014 South Africa Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería 2009 Pescara

The Libya national football team (Arabic: منتخب ليبيا لكرة القدم‎) represents Libya in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. The team has never qualified for FIFA World Cups in history but has qualified for three Africa Cup of Nations: 1982, 2006, and 2012. In 1982, the team was both the host and runner-up. In the Arab Cup, Libya finished second in 1964 and 2012, and third in the 1966. The team is affiliated with both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Libya is typically less successful in international competition compared to other North African teams like Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia. This is due to political reasons, as Libyan football was always largely affected by politics, especially during the Gaddafi era. Libya has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and its participation in AFCON is sporadic, having only qualified for three AFCON editions.

Since 2010s, Libya's global ranking has improved due to the increasing number of Libyan players playing in foreign leagues. In the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, the team recorded their first-ever win in the tournament outside Libya. Their FIFA world ranking rose to a high of 36 in September 2012; Libya then won a gold medal in the 2014 African Nations Championship. However, the Libyan Civil War caused the stoppage of the Libyan Premier League and severely disrupted domestic affairs. Libya was eliminated in the first round of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification by Rwanda and failed to qualify for the 2016 African Nations Championship as the defending champions.

History[]

Early history[]

Libya's national team was first initiated in 1918, but did not play an official international until 3 August 1953, when they defeated Palestine 5–2 in the first Pan Arab Games in 1953. The team's first manager was , and the first foreign manager was Englishman , who took charge of the Libyan national team for the 1961 Pan Arab Games. The first player ever to score for the Libyan national team in an official international was .

The first penalty ever scored by a member of the national team was in the 1953 Pan Arab Games group stage; in the match against Egypt, scored in the 3–2 defeat. The national team's first participation in the Arab Cup was in 1964, the second edition of the competition, held in Kuwait.

The first ever player to score for the Libyan national team in a non-official international was in a warm-up friendly played prior to the 1953 Pan Arab Games tournament, played against Palestine in Alexandria in 1952. The national team's first attempt to qualify for an Olympic football tournament was in 1967, where they played their first qualification match against Niger in an attempt to qualify for the 1968 Olympic football tournament in Mexico City.

World Cups[]

Libya first entered the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 1970. Their early attempts failed, but during the 1980s the national side strengthened. The country's geopolitical position, however, affected the football team, who had to withdraw from qualifying for the 1982 and 1990 World Cups.

Libya came closest to qualifying for the World Cup in 1986. They came to within a game of reaching the finals in Mexico. After winning their match against Sudan in their first game, the Libyans beat Ghana in the next round before taking on Morocco for a place at the finals. Morocco won the first game 3–0 and went through, even though Libya won the return leg 1–0.

After not entering the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup competition, Libya came back in the qualifying competition for Korea/Japan. The Libyans advanced to the second round at the expense of Mali, who were beaten 4–3 on aggregate. In the group stage, Libya managed only two draws in eight games.

In the qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a 9–0 two-legged victory against São Tome and Principe put the Libyans through to the group stage. Libyan player Al-Saadi Gaddafi was banned from the team after failing drug test.

A difficult group followed containing Egypt, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, the eventual group winners and qualifiers for the World Cup. However, The Knights were able to secure good results against these sides, as they beat Egypt 2–1 in Tripoli, and held Cameroon and Ivory Coast to 0–0 draws, helping them to a 4th-place finish and a place at the 2006 African Cup of Nations finals in Egypt.

During the qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Libya defeated each side in the second round during home matches (they also defeated Lesotho away). However they were defeated by Gabon in an away match, and failed to qualify to the next round on goal difference.

In the qualifying campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Libya reached the final match in the group stage without a defeat. They were defeated 1–0 by Cameroon and failed to advance to the final round.

In the qualifying campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Libya defeated Rwanda 4–1 on aggregate in the second round but were eliminated after losing the first three matches in the group stages.

African Cup Of Nations[]

Libya 1982[]

The biggest football tournament to be held in Libya was the 1982 African Cup of Nations. Libya qualified automatically as hosts and were put in a group alongside Ghana, Cameroon and Tunisia. The opening match of the tournament saw the hosts take on Ghana in Tripoli in a 2–2 draw. A 2–0 win over Tunisia and a goalless draw against Cameroon saw Libya topping the group.

In the semi-finals, Libya came from behind to beat Zambia 2–1 and set up another match with Ghana, this time in the final on 19 March. Ghana scored first in the 35th minute, but Libya equalised in the 70th. This was followed by a tense period of extra time in which no goals were scored. In a long penalty shootout, Ghana came out triumphant 7–6.^[3]

Egypt 2006[]

Libya's second African Cup of Nations saw a return to the higher levels of the international footballing scene at the 2006 African Cup of Nations finals in Egypt. They qualified for the competition after a goalless draw with Sudan in their ninth qualifying match.

Libya were drawn in Group A with Egypt (the hosts and eventual winners), 2006 World Cup-qualifiers Ivory Coast and Morocco. Libya lost 3–0 to Egypt in Cairo, then lost 2–1 to Ivory Coast. A goalless draw against Morocco saw Libya finish bottom of the group.

Post-Gaddafi era[]

Libya played its first match after the Battle of Tripoli (and thus the end of the Gaddafi era in Libya) on 3 September 2011, with a new uniform sporting the National Transitional Council flag of Libya.

The match, part of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign, resulted in a 1–0 victory over Mozambique. The historic goal was scored by . Like Libya's previous home match, a 3–0 defeat of Comoros in qualifying, played in Stade 26 mars in Bamako, Mali, a relocation was necessary due to the ongoing Libyan Civil War, and so the Petro Sport Stadium in Cairo, Egypt became the venue. The match was played behind closed doors for security reasons.^[4]

Prior to the team's final game in the qualification campaign, against Zambia, coach Marcos Paquetá claimed that the team was now "not only playing for football success but for a new government and a new country".^[5] The match was played on 8 October 2011, and resulted in a 0–0 draw which was good enough for both teams to qualify. Paquetá and his team danced and celebrated afterwards.^[6]

In November 2011 the team travelled to the United Arab Emirates to play a friendly match against Belarus organized by FIFA and broadcast Dubai Sports. The team members, along with the Libyan national chess team, also attended an event at the Libyan Consulate in Dubai organized to honour their contribution to their country in the field of sports.^[7]

On 7 June 2013, Libya met DR Congo in its first match on home ground in two years.

2012 Africa Cup of Nations[]

Having qualified, Libya were drawn into Group A with co-hosts Equatorial Guinea, qualification rivals Zambia and pre-tournament favourites Senegal.

The Mediterranean Knights' first game, the tournament's opening match, saw them lose to an 87th-minute winner from ex-Real Madrid winger Javier Ángel Balboa. Libya went on to secure a 2–2 draw with Zambia in terrible conditions at the Estadio de Bata, before two goals from Ihaab al Bousseffi guided them to a 2–1 victory over Senegal, their first Nations Cup win in 30 years and a first on foreign soil. After four points from three games Libya was eliminated at the group stage.

2014 African Nations Championship Final[]

Libya played Ghana in the 2014 CHAN final. Extra time was given (two 15 minutes), however both teams failed to score. It was taken to penalty shootouts, where the Libyan team scored the first three penalties, missed two others and scored the final sixth and their Ghanaian opponents missed the first two, scored the next three then missed the final sixth penalty (resulting in 3 penalties scored). The match finished (0–0) and was won by the Mediterranean Knights by penalties (4–3).

Coaching crisis[]

After Javier Clemente's dismissal in 2016, Jalal Damja took over the national team. He left in 2017 after his contract expired. was later appointed as coach and led Libya to the semi-finals of the 2018 African Nations Championship. After Libya's elimination by Morocco, Adel Amrouche was appointed in May 2018. His goal was to help Libya qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. He led Libya to a 0–0 draw against South Africa away from home. However, days before Libya's match against Nigeria, Amrouche suddenly left the team's camp and later resigned. During an interview with Reuters, Amrouche said that the reason for his resignation was that the Libyan Football Federation was repeatedly interfering with his work as a coach. He also cited unpaid wages as a reason for his resignation.

Omar Almaryami was again appointed as a caretaker coach of Libya. The team lost twice to Nigeria (4–0 away, 3–2 home) and Almaryami was replaced by former striker Fawzi Al-Issawi, who led Libya to an 8–1 away win over Seychelles. However, Libya later lost to South Africa 2–1, and Libya failed to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. It was noted during the match that al-Issawi's assistant, was the one who made substitutions and instructed players, leaving many to wonder who was the actual coach.^{[citation needed]}

After the match against South Africa, Jalal Damja was reappointed as the head coach for temporary matches in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification before Faouzi Benzarti was named as new coach of Libya. Under Benzarti, Libya opened their campaign with a disastrous 1–4 loss to Tunisia, the home of Benzarti, before managed to salvage an important 2–1 win over Tanzania to gain hope for qualifying to an AFCON tournament since 2012. Yet, managerial crisis once again erupted when Benzarti left the team and Libya had to appoint a local coach, , in charge against Equatorial Guinea, a team that had not won a single game in the qualification. Internal instability proved to be a rupture, as Libya lost two consecutive games against the Central African opponent and fell out of top two position. El Margini left after losing all three of his games in charge. He was replaced by Zoran Filipović, who led a team of domestic players into the 2020 African Nations Championship. Libya were eliminated in the group stage after two draws and a loss in three games. Defeats in their final two AFCON qualifiers saw Filipovic sacked in May 2021.^[8] Javier Clemente was reappointed as head coach shortly afterwards.^[9][10]

Kits[]

In the Gaddafi era the National team used to play its home matches wearing the green coloured kit representing the Flag of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. However, after the Libyan Civil War in 2011, Libya changed its flag to the new one which was used from 1951 to 1969 back when Libya was a Kingdom. This change resulted in changing the national team's kit in order to represent the new flag. The team played its home matches with colours: Red, Black and Green (as in the flag). Red dominates the strip and is the sole jersey colour. The away colours were white in both eras. Since 2011, the LFF emblem and the national team's badge was changed into the current design. The previous badge was two balls in front of green coloured Libya's map which is also in front of a sun.

During late 2011 and early 2012 the Libyan team wore white jerseys temporarily in their qualification games and 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. However, in mid-2012 the team began to use red jerseys.

In 2014, Libya replaced the green socks worn by the players with black ones.

Adidas is the supplier of the official team strip.

Home stadium[]

The Tripoli Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripoli, Libya. It can hold 80,000 spectators.

It was the main venue used by the Libyan national football team in its FIFA World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifying matches as well as friendlies and other international games.

The stadium hosted many games of the 1982 African Cup of Nations held in Libya along with the 28 March Stadium in Benghazi.

The 28 March Stadium in Benghazi was also used by the national team sometimes.

FIFA lifted the ban on Libyan stadiums in 2013, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. However, it was re-imposed in 2014 due to increased security concerns. The Libyan national team was forced to host games in neighboring countries such as Algeria, Morocco, Egypt or Tunisia (Tunisia the most popular choice due to its close distance to Libya).

Libya played their first home game since 2013 at the Martyrs of February Stadium in Benghazi against Tunisia on 25 March 2021.

Rivalries[]

Libya's only real rivalries are with its fellow North African footballing nations, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and, mainly, Tunisia. Matches between Libya and any one of these opponents are highly charged encounters. Libya defeated Egypt 2–1 in a World Cup qualifier on 8 October 2004, the Pharaohs only managed to beat the Libyans on their own turf once. The rivalry was rekindled at the 2007 Pan Arab Games, where the teams drew 0–0; Egypt eventually claimed the gold medal on goal difference from the Libyans.

Libya also has a rivalry with Morocco. Libya's last win against Morocco was during the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, which Libya won 1–0.

Honours[]

Africa Cup of Nations:

• 1982 2nd Place

Arab Cup:

• 1964, 2012 2nd place
• 1966 3rd place

African Nations Championship:

• 2014 Champions

Competitive record[]

Palestine Cup of Nations[]

Recent schedule and results[]

Libya national football team results
Senior team  Summary 1953–1999 2000–2019 2020–2029

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

2021[]

Managers[]

N°	Name	Period
1	Massoud Zantouny	1953
2	Salim Faraj Balteb	1957–1960
3	James Benjeham	1961
4	Billy Elliott	1961–1963
5	Vojin Božović	1964–1965
6	George Skinner	1965–1966
7		1966–1967
8	Keith Spurgeon	1967–1968
9	Ali Zantouny	1968–1969
10		1969–1970
11	George Ainsley	1970–1971
12	Nicolae Oaidă	1971–1972
13		1972
14	Titus Ozon	1972–1974
15	Mohammed El-Khamisi (1)	1974–1975
16		1975–1976
17	Mohammed El-Khamisi (2)	1976–1977
18		1977–1978
19	Ron Bradley	1978–1980
20	Mohammed El-Khamisi (3)	1980–1982

N°	Name	Period
21		1982
22	Cicerone Manolache[11]	1983–1984
23	Mohammed El-Khamisi (4)	1984
24	(1)	1984–1986
25	Mohammed El-Khamisi (5)	1988–1989
26	Ahmed Ben Soueid	1989
27	(2)	1991–1997
28	Ion Moldovan	1998
29	Danny McLennan	1998
30	Eugenio Bersellini	1998–1999
31	Carlos Bilardo	1999–2000
32	Miguel Angel Lemme	2000–2001
33	Francesco Scoglio	2002
34	Ilija Lončarević (1)	2003–2004
35	Mohammed El-Khamisi (6)	2004–2005
36	Ilija Lončarević (2)	2005–2006
37	Mohsen Saleh	2006
38		2006–2007
39	Faouzi Benzarti (1)	2007–2009
40	Branko Ivanković	2009–2010

N°	Name	Period
41	Marcos Paquetá	2010–2012
42	Abdul-Hafeedh Arbeesh	2012–2013
43	Javier Clemente	2013–2016
44	Jalal Damja	2016–2017
45	Adel Amrouche	2017–2018
46	Fawzi Al-Issawi	2018–2019
47	Jalal Damja	2019
48	Faouzi Benzarti (2)	2019–2020
49		2020
50	Zoran Filipović	2020–2021
51	Javier Clemente (2)	2021–

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against  Gabon on 1 September 2021 and  Angola on 7 September 2021.^[12]

Caps and goals as of 7 September 2021, after the match against  Angola.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Muhammad Nashnoush	(1988-06-14) 14 June 1988 (age 33)	70	0	Al-Ahli Tripoli
12	1GK		(1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 24)	2	0	Al-Ahly Benghazi
22	1GK		(2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Al-Ittihad
2	2DF		(1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 25)	5	0	Al-Nasr
3	2DF	Motasem Sabbou	(1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 28)	55	2	Al-Ittihad
4	2DF		(2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Al-Ahly Benghazi
5	2DF		(2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 21)	2	0	Al-Ahly Benghazi
6	2DF		(1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 30)	25	1	Al-Ahli Tripoli
8	2DF	Sanad Al Warfali	(1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 29)	31	5	Raja Casablanca
13	2DF	Mohamed El Monir	(1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 29)	23	3	Al-Ittihad
14	2DF	Ali Salama (captain)	(1987-09-18) 18 September 1987 (age 33)	54	2	Al-Nasr
15	2DF	Ahmed El Trbi	(1992-06-06) 6 June 1992 (age 29)	54	0	Kazma
9	3MF		(1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 27)	7	0	Al-Arabi
10	3MF	Hamdou Elhouni	(1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 (age 27)	31	4	Espérance
11	3MF		(1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 28)	26	0	JS Kabylie
17	3MF	Mohammed Soulah	(1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 28)	18	0	Sfax
18	3MF	Faisal Al Badri	(1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 31)	57	10	Al-Hilal
21	3MF	Omar Al Khouja	(2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 (age 21)	2	1	Al-Ittihad
23	3MF	Muaid Ellafi	(1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 25)	29	7	Wydad Casablanca
25	3MF		(1992-05-31) 31 May 1992 (age 29)	6	0	Al-Nasr
7	4FW	Mohamed Zubya	(1989-03-20) 20 March 1989 (age 32)	22	6	Al-Ittihad
19	4FW		(1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 22)	3	0	Al-Ittihad
20	4FW	Mohamed Anis Saltou	(1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 29)	24	5	FUS

Recent call ups[]

The following players have been called up to the Libya squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK		(1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 23)	0	0	Al-Akhdar	v.  Tanzania, 28 March 2021
GK		(1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 33)	15	0	Al-Madina	v.  Tunisia, 25 March 2021
GK		(1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 (age 32)	2	0	Al-Nasr	2020 African Nations Championship
GK		(1990-09-25) 25 September 1990 (age 30)	0	0	Al-Madina	2020 African Nations Championship
DF		(1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 28)	24	1	Stade Tunisien	v.  Tanzania, 28 March 2021
DF	Rabea Al Laafi	(1991-07-24) 24 July 1991 (age 30)	24	0	Al-Nasr	v.  Tanzania, 28 March 2021
DF		(1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 22)	6	0	Al-Nasr	v.  Tanzania, 28 March 2021
DF		(1992-10-19) 19 October 1992 (age 28)	3	0	Al-Ahly Benghazi	v.  Tanzania, 28 March 2021
DF		(1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 25)	1	0	Al-Nasr	v.  Tanzania, 28 March 2021
DF		(1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 27)	6	0	Al-Ahly Benghazi	2020 African Nations Championship
DF		(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 26)	2	0	Al-Ahly Benghazi	2020 African Nations Championship
DF		(1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 (age 24)	1	0	Al-Ahli Tripoli	2020 African Nations Championship
DF		(1999-11-02) 2 November 1999 (age 21)	1	0	Abu Salem	2020 African Nations Championship
DF		(1997-02-04) 4 February 1997 (age 24)	0	0	Al-Ittihad	2020 African Nations Championship
DF	Ali Maatouk	(1988-01-04) 4 January 1988 (age 33)	16	0	Al-Ahli Tripoli	v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
DF		(1986-09-04) 4 September 1986 (age 35)	5	0	Al-Ahly Tripoli	v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
DF		(1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 30)	2	0	Asswehly	v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
MF		(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 25)	19	0	Al-Nasr	v.  Sudan, 19 June 2021
MF		(1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 27)	7	0	Al-Ahly Benghazi	v.  Sudan, 19 June 2021
MF		(1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 24)	7	0	Al-Ahli Tripoli	v.  Sudan, 19 June 2021
MF		(2001-03-22) 22 March 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Asswehly	v.  Sudan, 19 June 2021
MF		(1993-07-13) 13 July 1993 (age 28)	0	0	Alittihad Misurata	v.  Sudan, 19 June 2021
MF	Ali Musrati	(1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 25)	38	2	Braga	v.  Tanzania, 28 March 2021
MF	Salem Ablo	(1991-04-20) 20 April 1991 (age 30)	23	2	Al-Madina	v.  Tanzania, 28 March 2021
MF		(1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 27)	13	1	Al-Ittihad	v.  Tanzania, 28 March 2021
MF		(1997-12-07) 7 December 1997 (age 23)	0	0	Abu Salem	v.  Tunisia, 25 March 2021
MF		(1992-06-19) 19 June 1992 (age 29)	18	0	Al-Ittihad	2020 African Nations Championship
MF		(1992-03-06) 6 March 1992 (age 29)	4	0	Al-Ahli Tripoli	2020 African Nations Championship
MF		(2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 20)	1	0	Al-Ittihad	2020 African Nations Championship
MF		(1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Al-Hilal	2020 African Nations Championship
MF	Abdallah Dagou	(2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 20)	3	0	Étoile du Sahel	v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
MF		(1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 33)	18	0	Al-Bukayriyah	v.  Equatorial Guinea, 11 November 2020 PRE
MF	Ahmad Benali	(1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 29)	11	3	Crotone	v.  Equatorial Guinea, 11 November 2020 PRE
MF	Muhanad Madyen	(1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 27)	13	0	Al-Khaleej	v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
MF		(1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 28)	1	0	Al-Nasr	v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
MF		(1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 26)	0	0	Al-Hilal	v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
MF		(1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Al-Ahly Tripoli	v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
FW		(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 25)	10	1	Al-Nasr	v.  Sudan, 19 June 2021
FW		(1996-03-26) 26 March 1996 (age 25)	3	0	Alittihad Misurata	v.  Sudan, 19 June 2021
FW	Moataz Al-Mehdi	(1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 (age 31)	17	1	Al-Ahli Tripoli	v.  Tanzania, 28 March 2021
FW		(1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 (age 25)	6	0	Al-Ahly Benghazi	v.  Tanzania, 28 March 2021
FW	Zakaria Alharaish	(1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 (age 22)	10	2	Al-Ahli Tripoli	2020 African Nations Championship
FW		(1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 25)	4	0	Al-Ahli Tripoli	2020 African Nations Championship
FW		(1994-10-19) 19 October 1994 (age 26)	2	0	Al-Hilal	2020 African Nations Championship
FW	Mohamed Bettamer	(1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 28)	2	1	Aldershot Town	v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
FW	Ismael Tajouri-Shradi	(1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 27)	4	0	New York City	v.  Equatorial Guinea, 11 November 2020 PRE
FW	Omran Salem	(1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 24)	3	0	Al-Ittihad	v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
FW		(1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 24)	2	0	Al-Ahly Benghazi	v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
FW		(1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 (age 23)	0	0	Al-Wahda	v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020

See also[]

• 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) (The closest Libya came to qualifying for the World Cup).

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• Libyan Football Federation
• African Cup Of Nations 82