Libya national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Libya national team from 2020 to present. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

Libya v   Comoros

11 October 2020 Friendly	Libya	1–2	Comoros	Tunis, Tunisia
15:00  UTC+1	Soilihi 45' (o.g.)	Report	Djoudja 71' M'Changama 90+1'	Stadium: Stade El Menzah Referee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)

Libya v   Equatorial Guinea

11 November 2020 2021 AFCON Q	Libya	2–3	Equatorial Guinea	Cairo, Egypt
21:00  UTC+2	Al Warfali 55' (pen.) Bettamer 58'	Report	Machín 33' Obiang 90+1' Obama 90+4'	Stadium: Al Ahly Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Equatorial Guinea   v Libya

15 November 2020 2021 AFCON Q	Equatorial Guinea	1–0	Libya	Bata, Equatorial Guinea
20:00  UTC+1	Salvador 27'	Report		Stadium: Estadio de Bata Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

2021

Libya v   Tunisia

25 March 2021 2021 AFCON Q	Libya	2–5	Tunisia	Benghazi, Libya
21:00  UTC+2	Ellafi 21', 54'	Report	Skhiri 39' Jaziri 48', 90+3' Dräger 51' Ben Slimane 84'	Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)

Tanzania   v Libya

28 March 2021 2021 AFCON Q	Tanzania	1–0	Libya	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
16:00  UTC+3	Msuva 45+2'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Libya v   Liberia

14 June 2021 Friendly	Libya	0–1	Liberia	Tunis, Tunisia
16:30  UTC+1		Report	Dorley 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Chedly Zouiten Referee: Youssef Essrairi (Tunisia)

Libya v   Sudan

19 June 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Libya	0–1	Sudan	Doha, Qatar
20:00  UTC+3		Report	Abdel Rahman 15' (pen.)	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Saoud Ali Al-Adba (Qatar)

Libya v   Iraq U23

27 August 2021 Unofficial Friendly	Libya	3–2	Iraq U23	İzmit, Turkey
10:00  UTC+3

Libya v   Gabon

1 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Libya	2–1	Gabon	Benghazi, Libya
21:00  UTC+2	Salama 27' Al Warfali 90+5'	Report	Poko 11'	Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Angola   v Libya

7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Angola	0–1	Libya	Luanda, Angola
20:00  UTC+1		Report	Al Khouja 43'	Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

Egypt   v Libya

8 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Egypt	1–0	Libya	Alexandria, Egypt
21:00  UTC+2	Marmoush 49' Hamed  86'	Report		Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Libya v   Egypt

11 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Libya	0–3	Egypt	Benghazi, Libya
21:00  UTC+2		Report	Abou El Fotouh 39' Mostafa 45+4' Sobhi 72'	Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Gabon   v Libya

12 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Gabon	1–0	Libya	Franceville, Gabon
14:00  UTC+1	Aubameyang 54' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade de Franceville Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

Libya v   Angola

16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Libya	1–1	Angola	Benghazi, Libya
15:00  UTC+2	Al Warfali 49' (pen.)	Report	Zini 81'	Stadium: 28 March Stadium Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

2022

Kuwait   v Libya

29 January 2022 Friendly	Kuwait	2–0	Libya	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30  UTC+3	Al-Faneeni 8' Al-Khaldi 48'	Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

Kuwait   v Libya

1 February 2022 Friendly	Kuwait	0–2	Libya	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:55  UTC+3		Report	Al Khoja 25' Salama 90+1'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

Libya v   Niger

26 March 2022 Friendly	Libya	2–1	Niger	Nouakchott, Mauritania
17:00	Soulah 21' Ellafi 88' (pen.)	Report	Adebayor 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

Mauritania   v Libya

29 March 2022 Friendly	Mauritania	2–0	Libya	Nouakchott, Mauritania
21:00	Kamara 39' (pen.) Tanjy 59' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Libya v   Botswana

1 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Libya	1–0	Botswana	Benina, Libya
18:00  UTC+2	Al Taher 54'	Report		Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium Referee: Sekou Ahmed Toure (Guinea)

Equatorial Guinea   v Libya

6 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Equatorial Guinea	2–0	Libya	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
20:00  UTC+1	Al Tuhami 51' (o.g.) Bikoro 83' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio de Malabo Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

Libya v   Uganda

21 September 2022 Friendly	Libya	0–0	Uganda	Benina, Libya
19:00  UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Libya v   Tanzania

27 September 2022 Friendly	Libya	2–1	Tanzania	Benina, Libya
19:00  UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium

Niger   v Libya

17 November 2022 Friendly	Niger	2–3	Libya	Antalya, Turkey
15:00  UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Zeytinköy 1 Nolu Saha

2023

Tunisia   v   Libya

24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) 2023 AFCON Q	Tunisia	3–0	Libya	Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis
21:30  UTC+1	Msakni 12' Maâloul 21' (pen.) Jouini 86'	Report		Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Libya   v   Tunisia

28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) 2023 AFCON Q	Libya	0–1	Tunisia	Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi
22:00  UTC+2		Report	Jouini 16'	Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Botswana   v   Libya

17 June 2023 (2023-06-17) 2023 AFCON Q	Botswana	1–0	Libya	Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown
18:00  UTC+2	Mohutsiwa 45'	Report		Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Libya   v   Niger

17 October Friendly	Libya	1–1	Niger	Khouribga, Morocco
16:30  UTC+1	El Ghadi 59'	Report	Sabo 75'	Stadium: Phosphate Stadium Referee: Mustapha Kechaf (Morocco)

Somalia   v   Libya

19 October Friendly	Somalia	0–0	Libya	Khouribga, Morocco
19:00  UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Phosphate Stadium

Libya   v   Sudan

11 November Friendly	Libya	2–1	Sudan	Benina, Libya
18:00  UTC+2	Al Badri 16' Al Khouja 70'	Report		Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium Attendance: 0

Eswatini   v   Libya

17 November 2026 World Cup qualification	Eswatini	0–1	Libya	Mbombela, South Africa
15:00  UTC+2		Report	Krawa’a 53'	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

Libya   v   Cameroon

21 November 2026 World Cup qualification	Libya	1–1	Cameroon	Benina, Libya
18:00  UTC+2	Aleiyan 43'	Report	Ntcham 34' (pen.)	Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium Attendance: 13,450 Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

2024

Indonesia   v   Libya

2 January Friendly	Indonesia	0–4	Libya	Antalya, Turkey
15:00  UTC+3		Report	Krawa'a 25' Al Khouja 58' Al-Qulaib 89' Al Qajdar 90+2'	Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex Referee: Bahattin Şimşek (Turkey)

Libya   v   Indonesia

5 January Friendly	Libya	2–1	Indonesia	Antalya, Turkey
15:00  UTC+3	Al-Shuraimi 9' Krawa'a 20'	Report	Yakob 6'	Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex Referee: Kadir Sağlam (Turkey)

Libya   v   Kuwait

12 January Friendly	Libya	3–1	Kuwait	Cairo, Egypt
18:00  UTC+2	Al Khouja 30', 20' A. Saleh 90'	Report	Zayid 78'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Libya   v   Burkina Faso

22 March Friendly	Libya	2–1	Burkina Faso	Casablanca, Morocco
22:00  UTC+1	Al Badri 35' Al Khouja 62'	Report	Bouda 37'	Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)

Togo   v   Libya

26 March Friendly	Togo	1–1	Libya	Casablanca, Morocco
22:00  UTC+1	Tchakei 39'	Report	Krawa'a 37'	Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium

Libya   v   Mauritius

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Libya	2–1	Mauritius	Benghazi, Libya
18:00  UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium

Cape Verde   v   Libya

11 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Cape Verde	1–0	Libya	Praia, Cape Verde
15:00  UTC−1		Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde

Libya   v   Botswana

31 August Friendly	Libya	1–0	Botswana	Tripoli, Libya
18:00  UTC+2	Krawa'a 54' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Tripoli Stadium

Libya   v   Rwanda

4 September 2025 AFCON qualification	Libya	1–1	Rwanda	Tripoli, Libya
18:00  UTC+2	Al-Dhawi 16'	Report	Nshuti 47'	Stadium: Tripoli Stadium Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Benin   v   Libya

10 September 2025 AFCON qualification	Benin	2–1	Libya	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00  UTC+0	Mounié 50' Olaitan 62' (pen.)	Report	Al Badri 9' (pen.)	Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)

Nigeria   v   Libya

11 October 2025 AFCON qualification	Nigeria	1–0	Libya	Uyo, Nigeria
17:00  UTC+1	Dele-Bashiru 86'	Report		Stadium: Godswill Akpabio International Stadium Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)

Libya   v   Nigeria

15 October 2025 AFCON qualification	Libya	0–3 Awarded [note 1]	Nigeria	Benghazi, Libya
21:00  UTC+2				Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium
Note: The Libya v Nigeria match, originally scheduled for 15 October 2024, was cancelled after the Nigerian team was allegedly left stranded at Al Abraq International Airport for more than 12 hours upon arrival, two days before the match. [8] This led the Nigeria Football Federation to refuse to play and send their team back home. [9] CAF later confirmed that the match would not take place and stated that a decision regarding its outcome would be made. [10]

Rwanda   v   Libya

14 November 2025 AFCON qualification	Rwanda	0–1	Libya	Kigali, Rwanda
17:00  UTC+2		Report	Saad Mohamed 84'	Stadium: Amahoro Stadium

Libya   v   Benin

18 November 2025 AFCON qualification	Libya	0–0	Benin	Tripoli, Libya
18:00  UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Tripoli Stadium

2025

Libya   v   Angola

20 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Libya	1–1	Angola	Benghazi, Libya
21:00  UTC+2	Ellafi 74'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Fredy 90+3'	Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)

Cameroon   v   Libya

25 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Cameroon	3–1	Libya	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00  UTC+1		Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)		Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium

Angola   v   Libya

September 2026 World Cup qualification

Angola

v

Libya

Libya   v   Eswatini

September 2026 World Cup qualification

Libya

v

Eswatini

Libya   v   Cape Verde

October 2026 World Cup qualification

Libya

v

Cape Verde

Mauritius   v   Libya

October 2026 World Cup qualification

Mauritius

v

Libya

Palestine   v   Libya

November 2025 Arab Cup qualification	Palestine	v	Libya	Doha, Qatar
--:--  UTC+3				Stadium: TBD

Notes

1. The Libya v Nigeria match, originally scheduled for 15 October 2024, was cancelled after the Nigerian team was allegedly left stranded at Al Abraq International Airport for more than 12 hours upon arrival, two days before the match. ^[4] This led the Nigeria Football Federation to refuse to play and send their team back home. ^[5] CAF later confirmed that the match would not take place and stated that a decision regarding its outcome would be made. ^[6] On 26 October, CAF announced that Nigeria were awarded a 3–0 walkover win, and applied fines against Libya. ^[7]

References

1. "Libya - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
2. "Libya national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
3. "World Football Elo Ratings: Libya". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
4. "Nigeria players 'held hostage' in airport and left with no food and water ahead of Libya clash". The Daily Telegraph . 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
5. "Nigeria's Super Eagles boycott Libya match over 'mind games'". Deutsche Welle . 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
6. "CAF Media Statement on TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Fixture: Libya vs Nigeria". CAF . 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
7. "الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم "كاف" يقرر خسارة المنتخب الليبي أمام نظيره المنتخب النيجيري" [The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that the Libyan national team will lose to its Nigerian counterpart.]. beIN Sports (in Arabic). 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
8. "Nigeria players 'held hostage' in airport and left with no food and water ahead of Libya clash". The Daily Telegraph . 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
9. "Nigeria's Super Eagles boycott Libya match over 'mind games'". Deutsche Welle . 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
10. "CAF views the disturbing and unacceptable experiences of the Nigerian National Football Team (Super Eagles) at an airport in Libya in a very serious light". CAF . 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.