Libya loses 1-2 to South Africa which qualifies to AFCON 2019

BY Libyan Express Mar 24, 2019 - 21:25

Libyan fans were disappointed to lose the match. [Photo: Internet]

South Africa won 2-1 against Libya in Tunisia’s Sfax and qualified for the Egypt-hosted AFCON 2019 as the second on Group 5 after Nigeria, which qualified as the first.

Libya put out good performance in the first half and ended it 0-0, but South Africa managed to open the score in the beginning of the second half by Percy Tau.

However, Ahmad Benali converted a penalty in the 66th minute to give Libyan fans who flocked to Tunisia a ray of hope.

Yet, Tau gave Libyans the fatal blow with his second goal of the match in the 69th minute as Bafana held on to secure a famous 2-1 victory.

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