Martins did not succeed in his mission with the Libyan national team (Bilal Bin Salem / Getty)
The technical director decided For the Libyan national teamCorentin Martins resigned from his position following a short experience that bore disappointments and failure in official competitions and friendly matches, and assured his close associates of his decision following exclusion from the tournament. African Nations Championship for local players which takes place in Algeria.
And the French newspaper “West France” revealed, yesterday, Sunday, that Martins resigned immediately following the last match in which he beat the Ethiopian national team 3-1 the day before yesterday, Saturday, and his decision came in light of the poor results in his last official participation, and his inability to lead the local team to brilliance. During the “shan” of Algeria.
Martins failed to lead the football renaissance in Libya, and he signed his contract in April 2022, and carried with him a project at the local level and bringing back the first team to participate in the African Nations Cup, but his results in the “Cannes” qualifiers and in the African Championship for locals hastened his departure.
Martins achieved a difficult victory in the first match at the head of the “Mediterranean Knights” in the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers once morest Botswana with a single goal, before he fell in his second meeting once morest the Equatorial Guinea national team with two clean goals, so the disappointments continued with the local team.
Martins played friendly matches in a tournament hosted by Libya, tied in the first meeting once morest Uganda, and then won once morest Tanzania with two goals to one.
The French coach decided to organize a camp for the local team before entering the African Championship for local players, and the shock was great following he was defeated in two friendly matches once morest the Congo and Ivory Coast, so the disappointments continued in the competition with two defeats once morest Algeria and Mozambique, and an insufficient victory to qualify was once morest the Ethiopian national team.