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Libya vs Botswana | HIGHLIGHTS 2027 AFCON Qualifiers | 09/24/2026 | beIN SPORTS USA
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00:02And the referee giving Libby the green light to get the game going.
00:14Back to Brahim.
00:19Pinali will be the player just racing up that right side when needs be.
00:25Here he is picking up the ball now.
00:30Going through the middle.
00:34Al-Habishi over to the left-hand side.
00:37Al-Dawi looking for the ball but quite comfortable passing the ball around before they start to make inroads.
00:43There's the other high ball over to the right-hand side.
00:46And nicely controlled there.
00:48And by Mansour, the inside pass.
00:51And has been blocked.
00:52Calls for a handball.
00:55Referee Pierre-Jean Nguyené of Congo reacting immediately.
01:04Botswana on the attack.
01:05Here's Mohit Siwa.
01:07Nice through ball as well.
01:09Chance to get the crossover by Setsile.
01:12And it has been blocked quite comfortably there by Abrahima.
01:17Al-Taha.
01:19There's the delivery coming over.
01:21And a solid defensive header.
01:27Offside flag didn't get raised on that occasion.
01:30The Botswana front.
01:31Ball comes back.
01:34Chipped over the top.
01:36Goalkeeper.
01:37Straight up.
01:37Safe hands there for Foucault.
01:40And the former Zouaneng Portola Pro League in Morocco.
01:50Good hassling.
01:51Nicely done.
01:53Lovely little touch there.
01:54And here they are on the attack.
01:55Libya!
01:56Oh, he's just gone past the post there.
02:00And the captain, Havdu El-Houni.
02:04Nearly firing Libya ahead in their ninth minute there.
02:09It's wonderfully set up.
02:11Just look at that little flick there coming from El-Maremi.
02:14Straight into the path of El-Houni.
02:16His pace takes him past his man, Koppelang.
02:19The shot just marginally...
02:29The high ball going over.
02:31It's been collected here.
02:32El-Maremi.
02:33Can't quite get it to his teammates.
02:35That's well kept on the ground.
02:38And the battle from El-Habishi does really well.
02:41Over to the left-hand side.
02:42Chance Felsharimi tries to get the ball out wide.
02:46There's the attempted ball coming over by El-Houni.
02:50Gets a little bit of a touch to it.
02:51But he collects it again.
02:52The captain.
02:53Chance puts it on his right foot.
02:55It's a low drive coming from Ashiloui.
02:58Really tame and nonside with El-Sharimi.
03:02There's the delivery coming into the penalty box.
03:04And good defensive work from Ced Silei coming back to just get a little bit of a header to it.
03:13El-Habishi straight through the middle.
03:16Lovely ball.
03:17Puts it on his left foot.
03:18There's the shot that goes wide.
03:21And it will be a goal kick, but it all opened up there.
03:23Wonderful quick footwork there from...
03:39And then we make sure you jam, boys.
03:49Five standing up players, one lying down.
03:52El-Houni with a shot, it takes the deflection and goes over.
03:55The job is most definitely done for the wall.
03:59That was put together by the Zebras.
04:04Favored him.
04:09Taken quickly here.
04:10There's the curling cross that comes right over by Subial Dahoui.
04:16Out again looking for the ball.
04:18There's the pass down to the left-hand side.
04:20Nicely set up.
04:21Little pull back to try and get the ball clear.
04:23Has been picked up.
04:24Shot coming in!
04:25It's a rasping drive over the top by El-Houni.
04:36Oh, he's left it for his teammate.
04:40El-Houni came through with a solid rocket shot, but he drove it high into the sky.
04:47by. Mangolo. Oh, it's a beautiful ball that's been picked up here. Setsile. Well, he unleashes
05:08a shot, but it's been taken out as it took a deflection by a Libyan player and easily
05:15scooped up by Eamon Altihar, a 24-year-old goalkeeper. Botswana getting some good possession, passing
05:26the ball around nicely. Ramotze, the eyeball coming in. Oh, the touch! It's going to be
05:33a goal for Botswana! A wonderful touch, and it comes from that man, Tumisang Oribonye.
05:42Well, he ghosted in from nowhere to get a little touch with the head, beating Altihar.
05:53What a touch from the as far center forward. And Botswana have shaken things up here in
06:04Tripoli by taking the lead. Well, that is what you call sensational. The timing of his
06:16run and a wonderful touch. Let's have a look at this again. That was the delivery coming
06:20in from Cagamagnani. The bounce was, it was allowed to bounce, wasn't it, by Bin Ali.
06:28And you can't allow that to happen because strikers will come in, go.
06:33Nalhuni will want to take this again. Right foot into the penalty box as two players going
06:45up for the same ball. The communication wasn't perfect there. And I just thought that maybe
06:50Ashiloui needed to allow...
06:58Al-Dawi trying to send it through there to El-Maremi.
07:04He showed too much of it. Well, the flag has gone up. He was just a fraction too early.
07:15Abrahima.
07:22Again, they're just clearing the ball, not allowing it to go through. Great opportunity
07:26here. The goal scorer's at it again. Can he get it on this right foot? Look at that! Rifled
07:31in! And Oreboni has done it again. Goal number two. And what a goal it was. Stunning.
07:41Finish there from the Asfar forward. And Botswana have really shaken things up here.
07:49Group H will be fascinating now. Uganda, Tunisia. The other Group H battle that will be taking place.
07:59Thanks for Botswana have really shown what they're capable of doing.
08:06And that quick counter and the front man. Super cool finish.
08:13Wow!
08:14Wow!
08:22I mean...
08:24Look how calm and collected he was when he managed to pick this up.
08:28There's the first touch. Chess pushes it forward.
08:31Holds off his man. And then drives in his shot with the right foot.
08:35It all came from that long clearance.
08:41And that fabulous little touch to get himself away from Bin Ali.
08:45That one there gives him the space. Driving in right across the goalkeeper, Alteja.
08:51And a 2-0 lead here for Foucault. And his players.
08:58There's a delivery coming over.
09:00A chance for a long range shot potentially.
09:02No, it's not going to happen. Elhouni. Elhouni shot!
09:05It's driven very well. Right footed effort.
09:07Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!
09:10Claiming.
09:12There you go.
09:18Not too sure. But in any case, it doesn't matter
09:21because that's the end of the first half.
09:24What a fabulously entertaining first 45.
09:28It's Libya 0, Botswana 2.
09:34I'm going to bolster this team as they go in search of
09:37goals because Botswana are leading two goals to nil, two goals scored by Tumisango Rebonie.
09:44A forward to bolster their attack to try and get another goal, get a goal in fact, but
09:52at the moment they're trailing two goals to nil. The ball comes over to the far side,
09:56it has been picked up here, and Setsile just pushed out a little bit too far to be able to
10:03do anything. There's the little deft chip coming over the chop, and a cross that's brought into
10:08the penalty box, and it's headed away at the back by Aldawi. Shots that have come in by Alhoun,
10:16also Alshilwi. Mahmoud Alshilwi. Al-Itihad unable to get his shot on target. He hasn't really been
10:25worried, has he shaken Foucault, the goalkeeper, the joining Galaxy player. Let's see what
10:32Al-Houni can do here, the Al-Itihad player. Al-Houni, there's the delivery coming in,
10:42rolling around nicely! Solid header, and he stood firm. Good Sione Foucault, and the goalkeeper.
10:53Too close to each other.
10:58Nice little touch there from Al-Habishi. Here's Al-Houni gets a long, deep crossing. Pull it back,
11:04behind, well, he could have pulled it back, he was there for the taker, you could just see.
11:11There's the shot coming in, look at that, gone wide, quite close, Al-Semouad.
11:18With a fine right-footed strike from the, yeah, more possession, holding the ball.
11:25The Oribon, yeah, look at the strike there, taken well.
11:30And Foucault doing really well. Here is Elsay.
11:36Mansour, back to Elsay, on his left foot. There's the shot, it's not a bad drive.
11:41Takes the deflection off Mohit Siwa. And the Itihad Tangier player.
11:53There's the delivery. Who's going to tidy things up? Hamdou El-Houni.
12:04Nicely passed out to the right-hand side. A chance to get the delivery over.
12:08Hadar was death chipping. There was a bit of a touch there.
12:13So, again, it goes out. Wants to take a short one here.
12:17Mansour's calling for it. It's not going to happen.
12:20Al-Gashim, another substitute. We'll take this this time.
12:27Good delivery. Hadar direct towards goal.
12:32And Al-Habishi couldn't even get it on target.
12:35You could see that's a strong challenge there.
12:39That's a brilliant effort just to get in there. Very heroic.
12:44Coaches love that. The ball out wide. That's nicely done.
12:48Now they can move up in a position. You've got players.
12:51Cagamani is looking for it. He's gone high over the top.
12:54He got control. Puts it on his left foot. What a thumper of a shot.
12:59Denied there by Al-Gash.
13:03First class strike. Happens if you want.
13:06Because they find themselves moving on up very quickly.
13:09And El-Huny picks it up. Gets the ball over. Not yet.
13:13He's going to put it on his right foot. Pulled back perfectly.
13:16There's a chance. On the left foot it goes.
13:20Al-Gashim this time. Looking for the one-two. Does really well.
13:23Al-Gashim gets it back across. It's been cleared.
13:27Danger. And these probing passes. El-Huny picks it up.
13:30The very busy Ahli player. High ball. Far post.
13:35Why didn't he go with his head and try and knock?
13:38Because you can see that Al-Tihar was already on it.
13:42And it's back in Botswana territory.
13:46Acres of space on the right-hand side.
13:48As they go and look for another shot on target.
13:51There's El-Semouad. There's the ball into the penalty box.
13:54And, well, there's going to be a yellow card there.
13:58And El-Huny coming across and really getting in the way of Al-Ford Velapi.
14:10Clumsy challenge in the penalty box.
14:24And the right decision coming from the Congolese referee, Pierre-Jean Nguyené.
14:38El-Huny goes on a wonder. He's got an overlap. Goes for a shot himself.
14:43He's rifled it low and outstretched goalkeeper.
14:49Foucault can't get near him. The goal-scoring hero for Di Pizzi.
14:56Nice turn. Brilliant turn. Oh, the shot that came in.
14:59And that ball has gone back into the goalkeeper's hands.
15:02But how about that? That was sensational from El-Semouad.
15:08And...
15:12Chico Moollefi.
15:15Left back.
15:1731 years of age, plenty of experience.
15:19Let's go and see where this Libyan free kick goes.
15:22A defensive header. Solid one as well.
15:25Coming from Mosha Gai'u Lalloy.
15:29and the Gaborone United player, former Richards Bay player in South Africa
15:37just bringing an end to that play as they get the quick corner going
15:43it's gone over the top, it's a chance for a shot again
15:46and this time you can see that El Maremi had lots of time to do
15:51collected there by Jodor, Jodor squares the ball
15:54a chance, that's not a bad ball into the penalty box
15:58totally understood what he was trying to do
16:01but El Habisi unable to do anything with it
16:04there he is, El Habisi gets the ball back
16:07it's just hit a little bit too hard
16:11and the Botswana defenders all back behind the ball
16:14there's the delivery, nice header
16:17no, Jodor couldn't do anything with it
16:20El Huni
16:22El Huni on his right foot
16:23far post, an attempt for a header
16:26oh, he flips himself over the top of Mangolo
16:29and down on the deck
16:31but
16:45El Huni pulls it back, there's a chance
16:48two players queuing up, it's been set up
16:50brilliant shot, brilliant goal
16:52and finally Libya get one back
16:56the perfect drive from the edge of the penalty box
16:59and El Habisi
17:03has given Libya hope
17:05in the dying minutes of this opening group
17:09page encounter
17:10and he scores and then he goes straight off
17:17but that was the perfect response
17:21but is it too late for the Mediterranean Knights to go
17:28racing back into this
17:33well, Johnson not getting in the way of the shot
17:35driven firmly to beat
17:53there's the ball from Abrahim
17:56and he had it up high and he couldn't keep it down
17:59and he had it up high and he couldn't keep it down
18:05there's the ball from Abrahim
18:07into the penalty box
18:08there's the header
18:09easily taken there by
18:12Foucault
18:14for the Botswana defense
18:16as El Huni collects it on the left side
18:19delivery into the penalty box
18:21and El Saimouad unable to get there first
18:27oh, is that going to be a penalty?
18:29Johnson, he's pointed to the penalty spot
18:31what a clumsy challenge that was
18:34and Libya get themselves a penalty
18:37with less than two minutes to go in added time
18:40to try and score an equaliser
18:43that would see them share the spoils
18:46what an error from Johnson
18:52I mean, you just can't throw yourself into the challenges like that
18:56he was on the wrong side of the player
18:57and just look at that
19:04that is so clumsy
19:08he's flying into Mouad El Saïd
19:30who will be the hero tonight?
19:34El Maremi with a right foot, he drives it into the corner and there's the equalizer.
19:42What drama we've seen here in Tripoli tonight and Libya have hauled themselves back into this game
19:52and with a penalty in the sixth minute of added time, although it was only meant to be five minutes
20:02they've got themselves back into this, Yusuf Adabo watches on and it was perfectly hit into the corner
20:13sending Gozio Nofoko the wrong way, very cool finish
20:19and I think that I've just heard the final whistle
20:33and it is in fact the end of the game. How about that, Libya?
20:43Yeah