Libya to play on home soil for the first time in seven years

Libya national team are set for their first match on home soil in more than seven years after the ban that was imposed by FIFA was lifted earlier this year.

The FIFA ban as a result of civil war forced the national team and its clubs competing in African club competitions to stage home matches outside their borders, in countries like Egypt, Mali, Morocco and Tunisia.

Libya trained for the first time at the Benina Martyrs Stadium, in the outskirts of the city of Benghazi under the leadership of its Spanish coach, Javier Clemente on Tuesday.

Clemente was appointed Lybian manager after replacing Montenegrin Zoran Filipovic last June.

It is Clemente's second stint as Lybian manager after leading the team between 2013 and 2016, where they managed to win the 2014 African Nations Championship in South Africa.

The Libyan team is preparing for the first round of the Group F of the African qualifiers ahead of the 2022 World Cup, with Egypt and Angola completing the group.

They are set to face Gabon on Wednesday at the Benina Martyrs Stadium in Benghazi.