President of Libyan Football Federation, Al-Shalmani resigns

President of the Libyan Football Federation, Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani, has resigned from his position.

Al-Shalmani stepped down from his presumption during a regular gathering of the Federation’s General Assembly.

The Libya Observer, an English and Arabic online paper based successful Tripoli, Libya, said Al-Shalmani announced his resignation connected Sunday.

He was quoted arsenic saying, “I bash not privation to beryllium portion of the nonaccomplishment successful Libyan sports.

“We faced difficulties during the erstwhile period.

“I convey each members of the General Assembly, and I forgive everyone from each segments of the sports sector.

“I person a past successful the International, Arab and African Federation, and nary 1 tin contradict that.”

This is coming amid the heightened hostility betwixt the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Libyan nationalist squad up of Tuesday’s All African Cup of Nations qualifier.

The Libyan authorities had subjected the Super Eagles to ‘inhumane treatment’ upon accomplishment successful the country.

Super Eagles were abandoned astatine Al Abraq International Airport airdrome for implicit 15 hours, successful what seemed similar a retaliation.

But the Nigerian Football Federation manager of communications, Ademola Olajire, had disclosed that the squad was connected its mode backmost to Nigeria.

Addressing the issue, the Libyan Football Federation said the Nigerian squad was delayed owed to regular aerial postulation and logistical challenges and not deliberate foul play.