The president of the Libyan Football Federation, Abdul Hakim Al-Shalmani, presented his resignation from his post, during the ordinary meeting of the clubs held today Sunday in Tripoli, stressing that he does not want to “be part of the division in Libya.” the Libyan sports street.
Al-Shalmani said in his resignation letter that he is “convinced of everything he has contributed during his term as president of the federation, but he does not want to participate in the failure of Libyan football and does not want to be a reason for the division of the Libyan sports street.
He stressed that he had taken his decision after consultations with the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), “so as not to constitute a reason to freeze the activity of Libyan football.”
The move comes after 73 clubs demanded Al-Shalmani’s resignation to avoid “further divisions” within the Libyan sporting community.
The clubs confirmed in a joint statement that Al-Shalmani’s continued presence “represents a major obstacle to the development of Libyan football and that his stay will exacerbate the current crisis and increase divisions within the sporting community.”
The clubs stressed the need to hold elections to choose a new president of the federation, to ensure “the selection of a new leadership capable of leading Libyan football out of the current crisis.”
The Libyan FA had taken the decision to increase the number of clubs participating in the Premier League to 36 clubs instead of 24, dividing it into two groups of 18 clubs for each group. This decision was widely rejected by the clubs, who demanded a general assembly to be held to withdraw confidence in the board of directors headed by Al-Shalmani.
