Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad Tripoli clubs decided to prevent their players from joining the ranks of the Libyan national team, which is currently preparing to play two matches against Nigeria in the period from 11 to 15 October in the third and fourth rounds of the qualifiers. Africa Cup of Nations Qualified for Cannes Morocco 2025.
A private source stated to the website win win Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad Tripoli clubs have prevented their players from attending with the national team, which has begun its preparations under the leadership of national coach Nasser Al-Hadiri, the new coach of the Mediterranean Knights, since last Sunday.
The reason why Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad prevented their players from joining the ranks of the Libyan national team
According to the source, Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad clubs are putting strong pressure on the President of the Libyan Football Association, Abdul Hakim Al-Shalmani, to force him to relinquish his position after they joined the front of clubs that reject the continuation of the current Football Association Board of Directors.
Al-Ahly Tripoli club players Ahmed Al-Tarbi, Nour Al-Din Al-Qalib and Ahmed Karaoua, in addition to three Al-Ittihad club players Sobhi Al-Dawy, Abdel-Maysar Abu Shaybah and Moaz Issa, have not been allowed to join the Libyan national team camp until now.
Al-Ahly and Al-Ittihad clubs, along with Abu Salim club, also refused to allow the national team to conduct its daily training on their natural grass fields, which will help Libyan national team coach Nasser Al-Hadiri in the tactical aspects during the two matches against Nigeria.
The Libyan national team will host Nigeria in the third round of the African Nations qualifiers for Cannes Morocco 2025 on the 11th of October at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo. The dialogue between the two teams will also be renewed in the fourth round on the 15th of this month. The same month at Benina Stadium in Benghazi.
The Libyan national team did not achieve victory over Nigeria during 4 previous confrontations, as it lost all of the confrontations, and the last meeting between them was during the 2018 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, when the Green Eagles won by three goals to two.
The “Knights of the Mediterranean” team occupies last place with an orphan point in the fourth group competitions, which includes the teams of Nigeria, Benin, and Rwanda. The first and second teams in this group qualify directly to the finals that will be held in Morocco from December 21, 2025 until January 18 of the year. 2026.
