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Libyan win in African Cup qualifier celebrates ousting of Qaddafi

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James M. Dorsey
Sep 04, 2011
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By James M. Dorsey

"We will not forget you, Mohammed the fighter and the martyrs,” reads the T-shirt of a victorious Libyan player (Source: yfrog.com)

Libyans this weekend celebrated two post-revolution firsts for their national soccer team: victory in an African Cup of Nations qualifier in which the team represented the nation rather than the regime of o…

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