The Libyan national team will meet Rwanda this evening, Wednesday, at the beginning of its difficult journey in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, at the Tripoli International Stadium, which has returned to hosting matches after an absence of eleven years.
The draw for the qualifiers placed the Libyan team in Group Four, which also includes Nigeria and Benin. The first and second teams in this group qualify directly for the finals, which will be held in Morocco from December 21, 2025 to January 18.
An important week awaits the “Knights of the Mediterranean” in the CAN qualifiers
Serbian coach Micho hopes to lead Libya to victory against Rwanda in order to enhance the chances of achieving the dream of qualifying for Morocco 2025, before visiting Benin on September 10, a match that is considered a real test for the Serbian coach, and in light of its result, the path of the “Knights of the Mediterranean” in the African qualifiers for qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will be largely determined.
The Libyan national team coach, Serbian “Micho”, spoke to “winwin” website about the Libya vs. Rwanda match, saying: “It will be a difficult match for the Libyan national team, however, we believe in the players’ capabilities and we will choose the best formation in order to achieve victory and to remain in the competition circle; especially since the match will be held at Tripoli International Stadium and we have a wonderful audience that will be our 12th player on the field.”
Possible formation of the Libyan national team against Rwanda
GoalkeepingMurad Al-Wahishi.
Defense line: Al-Mahdi Al-Kout, Ali Youssef, Magdy Artiba, Sand Al-Kouri.
Midfield: Tariq Bishara, Osama Al-Sharimi, Faisal Al-Badri, Nour El-Din Al-Qalib.
Offensive line: Fadel Salama, Ahmed Karaoua.
History supports Libya in its confrontation with Rwanda
Before the 9th match between Libya and Rwanda today, history sides with the “Knights of the Mediterranean” who have won 5 times against their rivals, with one defeat and two draws.
The first meeting between the two teams was in 2013 in a friendly match held at Tripoli International Stadium, and Libya won by a single goal, before winning another friendly match in the same year against Rwanda, by two goals to none.
But the Rwandan national team eliminated its Libyan counterpart from the 2014 African Championship qualifiers, after a 0-0 draw in Tunisia in the first leg, then a 3-0 win in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.
revenge Libyan national team From Rwanda at the start of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, where they won both home and away (1-0) and (3-0), and a goalless draw decided the last confrontation between the two teams during the CECAFA Challenge Cup competitions, in Kenya 2018.
Libya vs Rwanda match date
The Libya vs Rwanda match will be held today, Wednesday, at exactly six o’clock in the evening, Libyan time, and seven o’clock, Mecca and Doha time. The match will be broadcast live on the “beIN Sports 6With the voice of the Libyan sports commentator, Mohamed Barakat.
