Libya have made history by winning their first ever silverware in the international arena when they beat Ghana 4-3 on penalties to win the third edition of the African Nations Championship at Cape Town stadium. The game had finished goalless after extra-time as both teams struggled to find the back of the net. Libya won only one match and drew five in this competition (including the final technically). Head coach Javier Clemente is happy that the people of Libya finally have something to celebrate...
The strife torn Libya was supposed to host this tournament and also last years African Cup of Nations but exchanged with South Africa, which was supposed to host the 2017 edition. After receiving news that people were celebrating in the streets of Tripoli, Clemente ...
Coming to the final, Ghana had been seen as favourites based on their performance including the elimination of Nigeria in the semi-finals. But head coach Maxwell Konadu easily accepted the result...
Ghana and Nigeria were the only two teams in this tournament that are going to the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in few months time. Konadu who is also an assistant to head coach of the senior team Kwesi Appiah says there some positives in this tournament...Journalist: Velile Mbuli