Libyan team loses the chance to qualify for Africa Under-20 Cup
Libya's National youth team lost a definitive match to Tunisia 1 to 0
The national team needed a drew or a win to qualify as it is second in the scorecards with four points from two matches, beating Alegria and tying with Morrocco.
On the opposing end, the Tunisian team needed a win to reach the African U-20 final as it was in fourth place with two points from two matches.
The match for the most part wente unscored until the very last minutes when Chiheb Laabidi scored Tunisia’s winning goal with five minutes left on the clock.
Despite their best efforts, Libya’s young players were not able to equalize and the full-time whistle had them losing 1-0 at the final Matchday of the tournament, sending them home and their Tunisian opponents onto Mauritania for the 2021 African U-20 Cup Nations.
How to submit an Op-Ed: Libyan Express accepts opinion articles on a wide range of topics. Submissions may be sent to oped@libyanexpress.com. Please include ‘Op-Ed’ in the subject line.
- Haftar to fly to the US with family, pretending it’s a Libyan official visit - September 13, 2021
- Haftar hires ex-Clinton aide, ex-Republican leader to lobby Washington for Libya elections’ run - September 09, 2021
- Al-Saadi Gaddafi, late dictator’s son, released from Libyan prison - September 06, 2021