The technical staff of the Libyan club Al-Ahly Tripoli, led by Tunisian Shukri Al-Khatwi, received a severe blow after the injury of its goalkeeper. Mohammed Nashnoush He was confirmed to be absent from the team’s two matches in the first preliminary round of the African Confederation Cup.
Al-Ahly Tripoli will face its counterpart, Ohamiyaji of Zanzibar, in the first preliminary round, with the first leg to be held on August 18, while the second leg will be held on the 23rd of the same month. Both matches will be held at Tripoli International Stadium in the presence of the public, and the winner will meet Simba of Tanzania.
Revealing the duration of Mohamed Nashnush’s absence from Al-Ahly Tripoli
A special source revealed to the website win win Al-Ahly Tripoli’s veteran goalkeeper, Mohammed Nashnoush (36 years old), may be absent from the stadiums for up to a month due to the injury he sustained during his team’s last match in the Libyan Premier League.
According to the same source, Mohammed Nashnoush is suffering from a minor foot injury that may keep him off the field for a period ranging from 3 to 4 weeks, and therefore he will not be available for the team to play the two matches against Ohamiyaji of Zanzibar in Confederation Cup African.
The source concluded his statements by saying that the goalkeeping position at Al-Ahly Club is safe with the presence of Ayman Al-Tihar, who is expected to participate as a starter against Ohamiyaji of Zanzibar, in addition to the presence of the young goalkeeper Hakim Al-Turki.
Who is Mohammed Nashnush?
Mohamed Nashnush was born in Tripoli on June 15, 1988. He began his sports career as a goalkeeper for the Al-Shat team, for which he played for more than 3 consecutive seasons. After that, he moved to the ranks of Al-Ittihad, but his experience with them did not last long. In October 2013, he moved to defend the goal of Al-Ahly Tripoli, with whom he won the Premier League title on three occasions in 2014, 2016 and 2023. He also won the Libyan Cup twice in 2016 and 2022.
Mohamed Nashnush started his participation with the Libyan national team in September 2013, and his first appearance was against Cameroon, where he contributed to achieving Libya’s first historic victory over the Indomitable Lions (2-1) at the Sfax Stadium in Tunisia, in the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He was crowned with the Knights of the Mediterranean, with the African Championship for Local Players in South Africa 2014, during which he won the award for the most prominent and best goalkeeper in the tournament.
