Corentin Martins was previously in charge of Mauritania (2014-2021), leading the Lions of Chinguetti to their first ever Africa Cup of Nations in 2019Libya have parted ways with their French head coach Corentin Martins - setting their sights on a homegrown replacement to boost their Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying campaign. Martins, 53, was given a year-long contract when he replaced Javier Clemente in April last year. "The committee members all agreed to choose a national coach from Libya," the Secretary General of the Libyan Football Federation, Abdul Nasser Ahmed, told BBC Sport Africa. Libya currently sit third in their Afcon qualifying group, having beaten Botswana but lost to Equatorial Guinea. "(CHAN) was not really satisfying for any of us: media, public, for us as a federation and for Corentin Martins as well," Ahmed added.
