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| Al-Ittihad’s Champions League Win Shows That Future Could be Bright |
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Suddenly it seems that Libyan football is one again catching the imagination of all sports followers, thanks mainly to two most recent favourable results on the international stage that have revived hopes for a bright future to the country’s most popular sports, by far. Champions Al-Ittihad’s 1-0 victory over JS Kabylie of Algeria in the CAF Champions League could be regarded as a surprise; however, it was an added incentive after the national team’s victory over Ethiopia.
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| Substitutes Spare Holders Ahli’s Blushes in Group B |
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Substitutes spared the blushes of CAF Champions League holders Al Ahli of Egypt when they got their goals in the last five minutes to beat Al Hilal of Sudan 2-0 in Group B in Cairo. Seeking an unprecedented third successive Champions League title, the game proved an unconvincing start to the group phase of the competition for Ahli. Strikers Flavio and Osama Hosni rescued them with last-gasp goals.
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| Libya Revive Hopes of Qualifying |
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PLAYING their best game so far in the qualifiers, Libya revived their hopes of clinching a ticket to the finals of the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana next January after beating Ethiopia 3-1 in Group 10 at the June 11 Stadium in Tripoli.
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| It’s Do Or Die- A Must Win Situation |
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THIS weekend’s match (Sunday) at the June 11 Stadium in Tripoli against Ethiopia is a crunch match for Libya in the Africa Cup of Nations 2008 qualifiers. It is a do or die situation. We need a victory, or else we are out of the reckoning for a final place from Group 10 following the loss against Namibia two weeks ago (picture from match).
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| At Least Six Should Go Through |
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Defending champions, Egypt, Cameroon and four other teams will seek to be the first batch of teams to book a place in the finals of the Ghana 2008 African Cup of Nations tournament, as 46 teams play in the penultimate round of the qualifiers that get underway this weekend.
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| An Extraordinary Last Day of Football Expected in Spain |
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LAST Saturday’s was an extraordinary night of football in the Spanish La Liga, where the title race was turned upside down in the last few seconds of the penultimate round of games.
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| Libya's Best Player Snubs National Team |
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FOR the match at Namibia that we lost by 1-0 in Group 10 of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Libya were without their captain, Tarek Al Taieb, the player all Libyan soccer fans consider as an icon. His absence was greatly felt and it is no wonder that all Libyan football fans who regard him as an icon are very disappointed with his decision to reject the coach’s call to play.
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| Jose`Mourinho Wants Agreement with African Countries |
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CHELSEA’s Portuguese manager, Jose Mourinho, who is set to lose five of his squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Ghana, in January, wants an agreement with African countries over the release of players for the finals.
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| Libyan Reversal in Namibia |
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Libya's national football team suffered a severe blow to its hopes of qualifying to the finals of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. In Namibia Libya was defeated 1-0 with a goal scored after five minutes by Said. The defeat leaves Libya ligering at the bottom of the Group 10 standings.
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| Al-Ittihad Draw FAR, JS Kabylie, Tunisia’s Etoile Sahel in CAF Champions League’s Second Stage |
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LIBYAN champions Al-Ittihad, regarded as outsiders in the CAF Champions League, have been drawn in a balanced African Champions League Group A that includes former champions FAR Rabat of Morocco, Jeunesse Sportive Kabylie of Algeria, and twice runners-up Etoile Sahel of Tunisia.
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| Libya Should Win, But Namibia Cannot be Taken Lightly |
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THE first half of this month, June could be decisive for the Libyan national football team in its attempt to qualify to the finals of the 2008 Cup of Nations competition in Ghana. Between this weekend and the weekend of 15-17, Libya plays two important Group 10 ties, this week at Namibia, and then in the third weekend it hosts Ethiopia.
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| Al-Ittihad Make it 3 Titles in a Row; 5 in last 6 Years |
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Al-ITTIHAD made it three football championship victories in a row, five in the last six years, and 13 since 1964 in midweek when they they retained the title, not just by beating Al-Tahaddi (1-0) in their final match, but also by virtue of Al-Ahli’s 1-2 loss against Al-Madina, which prompted the champions to start celebrating their title win a day earlier than scheduled. Al-Ittihad finished six points ahead of their Tripoli rivals Al-Ahli in second place.
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| Milan Get Their Revenge and Their 7th Title; Maldini his 5th |
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THE UEFA Champions League 2006-7 is now a part of footballing history, but 'Pippo' Inzaghi for one, will long remember the day Italian club AC Milan took sweet revenge over Liverpool for their humiliation two years ago. Inzaghi got a brace as Milan beat the English club 2-1 in the final in Athens to win their seventh European Cup title. It was Milan's seventh title in Europe and their captain, Paolo Maldini's fifth in his 20-year-career with Milan. In the end Paolo Maldini lifted the trophy in celebration (pictured)
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| Peerless Drogba Has First and Final Say |
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THE Ivory Coast striker, Didier Drogba crowned a very successful season in the English Premiership with Chelsea by scoring the only goal after 116 minutes (left) that defeated Manchester United and won the FA Cup for Chelsea last week. By maintaining a season-long ability to deliver when it mattered, he also became the first Ivorian to score at Wembley (old or new).
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| Ittihad Bag 13th League Title Without Even Playing |
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Al-Ittihad started celebrating the winning of their 13t title victory in the Libyan National Football League a day earlier than expected when their closest challengers, Al-Ahli of Tripoli lost their final match of the season, 2-1 to Madina and handed the championship to Al-Ittihad even before the Champions' final game today against Al-Tahaddi. So win or lose Ittihad will be celebrating their success as their three-point lead going into the match is unassailable.
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