Ahead of the reverse tie of their AFCON qualifier game against the senior national team of Nigeria, the camp of the senior national team of Libya has been thrown into confusion, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Libya were beaten 1-0 by the Super Eagles on Friday at the Godswill Akpabio stadium in Uyo keeping them grounded to the bottom of the group with one point from the first three games of the series. They will play host to Nigeria on Tuesday.
Players and officials of the team woke up to the new that the president of the Libyan Football Federation, Abdul Hakim Al-Shalmani has resigned. His resignation is a demand from league teams in the country who were adamant that only his exit will make them resume the league.
His departure which has long been expected means they go into the game against Nigeria with a new FA president expected to take his role in an interim capacity pending when fresh elections will be held for the position.
During his period as president of the Libyan Football Federation, Abdul-Hakim Al-Shalmani was subjected to a barrage of criticism from clubs, the sports media, and the public, as observers believed that he failed to set goals and develop plans for long-term development, as other national federations do, and that he was not at the level of the ambitions of the Libyan sports street. .
