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"The situation is very simple," said Pierre Lechantre, the French coach of Libya’s most titled outfit, who hope to avoid the fate of Al Ahli Tripoli after their CAF Champions League first round loss to Egyptian club Smouha. "If we lose, everyone goes home. For me, that means France, and for the players, Libya. The players would then have nothing to do, because the championship is not being held for reasons of security. But if we qualify, we carry on."
Summed up in those terms, the situation does indeed appear simple – instead, it is anything but. "I’m coaching a team from a country I’ve never been to," explained Lechantre, who joined the side from Qatari club Al Arabi in 2012 and goes about his task from neighbouring Tunisia. Because of the unstable political environment in Libya four years on from the revolution, not to mention the security issues which preclude the hosting of international games, CAF has stipulated that Libyan clubs involved in continental competitions must play in neutral http://www.cheapfutcoinsbuy.co.uk[/url%5D
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