Serbian Milotan Sredovic “Micho”, the former coach of the Libyan national team, sent a long farewell message to the sports fans in the country after his official departure from the ranks of the “Knights of the Mediterranean” following the defeat against Benin (1-2) on the tenth of last September in the second round of the qualifiers. Africa Cup of Nations Qualified for Cannes Morocco 2025.
The Libyan Football Association, headed by Abdul Hakim Al-Shalmani, allowed the departure of Serbian coach “Micho” and did not enter into any negotiations with him to convince him to renew his contract, which expired at the end of last September, and appointed the national coach, Nasser Al-Hudayri, in his place.
Serbian coach “Micho” expressed this in a statement seen by the website win win On a copy of it, he expressed his pride and pride in his achievements with the Libyan national team, and reminded the sporting public in the country of the difficulty of the task he undertook.
Micho’s provocative message sparks anger in Libya
The Serbian “Micho” spoke about the positives of the period during which he led the Libyan national team, saying: “I left the Libyan national team in a position that will help it qualify for the 2025 African Cup of Nations in Morocco and qualify for the 2026 World Cup. It will also be one of the teams strongly nominated to win the African Nations Championship title.” “Coming.”
He continued: “I achieved the longest unbeaten series of matches in the history of Libyan football, with 13 matches, in addition to winning 9 matches in one year, and I will leave Libyan football with my head held high.”
These words spread widely on social media pages, sparking a wave of anger among Libyans who denounced Micho’s statements, considering them to be completely contradictory to reality, especially since the national team is in last place with a single point in the fourth group competitions, which includes the teams of Nigeria, Benin, and Rwanda, and the first to qualify. The second team in this group will go directly to the finals, which will be held in Morocco from December 21, 2025 until January 18, 2026.
Many observers of the football scene in Libya considered that Serbian Micho deceived the Libyan public through the series of positive results he achieved in friendly matches against teams of modest technical level such as Liberia, Indonesia, Niger and Somalia, and this was not a measure of his success with the national team at all, as he fell after… That’s in real tests.
