AFCON 2000 Qualifiers : Algeria defeats Libya 3-1
TRIPOLI, Jul. 31, 1998 (AMP) — Ghana Nigeria 2000 (Qualifiers) : Algeria defeated Libya by a score of 3-1 (halftime: 0-0), in the first leg of a AFCON qualifier tie on Friday.
The second leg between Libya and Algeria will be played on Friday August 14, 1998 in Algiers.
Fixtures and Results : Preliminary round
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Overview
Libya at the AFCON
- 1 appearances (1982)
- 9 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1982)
Algeria at the AFCON
- 1 title (1990)
- 10 appearances (first in 1968)
- 17 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
- Statistics: Champions (1990) Runners-up (1980) Third Place (1984, 1988) Fourth Place (1982)
Libya
1:3
Algeria
1:3 (0:0)
- 31 July 1998
- Tripoli
AFCON History
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