Libya at the Africa Cup of Nations

The Libya national football team has participated in three Africa Cup of Nations competitions in its history: 1982, 2006, and 2012.[1]

Libya is an infrequent AFCON participant as it is one of the weaker sides in Africa, coming from the strong North African region that includes the national teams of Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria. Therefore, in spite of being a member of one of the stronger African federations, UNAF, Libya's accomplishments are limited compared to its neighbors. Nevertheless, Libya still has had some success at AFCON: as host of 1982 edition, Libya almost won the tournament but fell to Ghana in a penalty shootout.[2] In the 2006 and 2012 tournaments, Libya exited both in the group stage.

Libya has been seeded in Group A in all three of its AFCON appearances.

Africa Cup of Nations Record
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 3
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1957Did not enter
1959
1962
1963
1965
1968Did not qualify
1970Did not enter
1972Did not qualify
1974Withdrew
1976Did not enter
1978
1980
1982Runners-up2nd523074
1984Did not qualify
1986
1988Withdrew
1990
1992Did not enter
1994
1996
1998
2000Did not qualify
2002
2004
2006Group Stage14th301215
2008Did not enter
2010
2012Group Stage10th311144
2013Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2021To be determined
2023
2025
TotalRunners-up3/31113531213

List of matches

Libya 1982

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Libya 312042+25
 Ghana 312032+15
 Cameroon 30301103
 Tunisia 301214−31
Libya 2–2 Ghana
Jaranah  58'
Al-Issawi  76'		 Report Alhassan  28'
Opoku Nti  89'
Attendance: 45,200
Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius)
Libya 2–0 Tunisia
Seddik  42' (o.g.)
Al-Bor'osi  89'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kambaji Kabongo (Zaire)
Libya 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Babacar Fall (Senegal)

Knockout stage
Libya 2–1 Zambia
Al-Beshari  38', 84' Report  29' Kaumba
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)
Main article: 1982 African Cup of Nations Final
Ghana 1–1 Libya
Alhassan  35' Report Al-Beshari  70'
Penalties
Lamptey
Alhassan
Paha
Asaase
Abbrey
Mensah
Quarshie
Afriyie		 7–6 Al-Beshari
Sola
Al-Ajeli
Ben-Suleiman
Al-Farjani
Ghonaïm
Jaranah
Zeiyu
Attendance: 42,500
Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius)

Egypt 2006

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 321061+57
 Ivory Coast 32014406
 Morocco 302101−12
 Libya 301215−41
Egypt 3–0 Libya
Mido  18'
Aboutrika  22'
A. Hassan  78'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)
Libya 1–2 Ivory Coast
Kames  42' Drogba  10'
Y. Touré  74'
Attendance: 42,000
Libya 0–0 Morocco
Attendance: 5,000

Equatorial Guinea/Gabon 2012

Group A
Key to colours in group tables
Top two placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
 Equatorial Guinea 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
 Libya 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Senegal 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Source:
Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Libya
Balboa  87' Report
Attendance: 35,000[3]
Libya 2–2 Zambia
Saad  5', 48' Report Mayuka  29'
C. Katongo  54'
Attendance: 1,500[3]
Libya 2–1 Senegal
Boussefi  5', 84' Report D. N'Diaye  10'
Attendance: 10,000[3]

Notes
  1. Original kick-off at 17:00 but was delayed due to heavy rain.[4]

References
  1. Wilson, Jonathan (January 19, 2012). "Africa Cup of Nations: Libya team a symbol of hope for nation renewed | Jonathan Wilson" – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. "Ghana beat hosts Libya to win AFCON 1982". www.pulse.com.gh. March 19, 2016.
  3. "2012 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. "Rain delays Libya-Zambia match". ESPNStar.com. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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