Spanish coach Javier Clemente (left) with Libya Football Federation presidentJavier Clemente has said he is satisfied with the level of his Libya players despite losing 1-0 to Liberia in his first match back as coach. "Despite the loss, I am satisfied with the level of the players," the 71-year-old coach said. Clemente was appointed by the Libyan Football Federation to replace Montenegrin Zoran Filipovic, who was sacked at the end of May. The head of the Libyan Football Federation, Abdel Hakim Al-Shalmani, called for support for the new coach. "Clemente was chosen to coach the Libyan national team because he knows us well and has previously dealt with us," he told BBC Sport Africa.

Source: BBC June 15, 2021 10:52 UTC