Teenage Barcelona striker among 28 players named in Libya's squad for Afconq against Nigeria

The Libyan Football Federation have announced the Mediterranean Knights squad list for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Nigeria, with twenty-eight players part of the group.

The Mediterranean Knights are set to face the Super Eagles in two matches in October, with the Super Eagles hosting them in exactly two weeks time, specifically October 11, while the return leg will hold in Libya on October 15.

Following a poor start to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, the Libyan Football Federation fired Serbian manager Micho and appointed Nasser Al-Hadiri as the new coach ahead of the games with Nigeria.

Nasser Al-Hadiri has handed a call-up to Barcelona youth team striker Ahmed Elmsmari, who was a non-playing substitute in a 2-1 loss to Benin last month.

The 18-year-old played for the youth teams of Atlético Madrid and Rayo Vallecano before joining Barcelona in the summer transfer window and has received a second call-up to the national team even though he has yet to make his first team debut for the Spanish giants. 

Libya face a tough task on their hands to qualify for next year's Africa Cup of Nations as they sit bottom of Group D with one point, three less than table toppers Nigeria. 

Libya's 28-man squad for Afconq against Nigeria

Murad Al-Wuheeshi (Al-Ahly Benghazi), Abdul Jawad Rizq (Al-Nasr), Mohammed Ayyad (Abu Salim), Ahmed Ayyad (Al-Tahadi), Ali Youssef (Al-Afriqi Al-Tunisi), Ahmed Saleh (Al-Akhdar), Ahmed Al-Tarbi (Al-Ahly Tripoli), Magdy Mustafa Artiba (Al-Akhdar), Sobhi Al-Mabrouk Al-Dawi (Al-Ittihad), Mahdi Al-Kut (Al-Akhdar), Mohammed Al-Shtiwi (Al-Hilal), Sand Bin Ali (Al-Nasr), Al-Bahlol Abu Sahmain (Al-Ahly Benghazi), Badr Hassan (Al-Nasr), Suhaib Bin Suleiman (Al-Ahly Benghazi), Faisal Al-Badri (Al-Hilal), Muhannad Mustafa Al-Mabrouk (Al-Madina), Osama Al-Sharimi (Al-Suwaihli), Omar Al-Khoja (Al-Suwaihli), Nour Al-Din Al-Qalib (Al-Ahly Tripoli), Ahmed Saad (Al-Hilal), Mohammed Al-Tabbal (Al-Nasr), Fadel Salama (Al-Ahly Benghazi), Ahmed Elmsmar i(Barcelona B, Spain), Ezz El-Din Al-Mariami (Al Hilal), Moaz Issa (Al Ittihad), Ahmed Karaoua (Al Ahly Tripoli), Abdul-Miser Abu Shaiba (Al Ittihad

Ifeanyi Emmanuel 

Photo Credit: Libyan Football Federation

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