The Libya men’s national team is the latest side to benefit from the FIVB’s revolutionary programme of Volleyball Empowerment, with the team going from strength to strength in its return to international competition.
Libya has so far been allocated CHF 72,000 of coach support as part of the Volleyball Empowerment programme which aims to improve the level of national teams and athletes worldwide. Through the programme, former Tunisia coach Ghazi Koubaa has been selected as Head Coach to lead the country’s men's national volleyball team.
The North African side are already experiencing huge success on the international stage; storming to a momentous victory over Algeria in the final of the 2023 Pan Arab Games in July.
Speaking after the tournament, Koubaa commented:
“It was a good tournament for this team since it helped us gauge ourselves after training for two months without playing friendly matches. Even though most countries didn’t field their senior teams, I was impressed by how the boys played with good spirit, concentration and showed good connection on the court.
“We played two good matches against Algeria, lost in the preliminaries but recovered to win 3-0 in the final. I was impressed by the mentality of the boys because we have been working so hard to improve this. They need to know that anytime Libya is playing, we are going for gold. They need to think of Libya as the best team in Africa, not Tunisia or Egypt.”
Following their success at the Pan Arab Games, the national team is now turning its focus to the CAVB Africa Nations Championship in Cairo, Egypt next month.
Koubaa has articulated his excitement about the Volleyball Empowerment supported Libyan team showcasing their strength to the entire continent.
“I have tried to assemble a good team of youth and experience. Our target is to be among the top four.
“I have worked under Italian, Dutch, Russian and Bulgarian coaches so I’m trying to make a good cocktail of this to push this Libya team to greatness because the potential is there.”
While the short-term objectives are clear, Koubaa is optimistic that he can achieve his long-term objective of qualifying Libya for the FIVB Volleyball World Championship 2027.
“We have to come up with a four-year programme to achieve this objective. There are some young players in the current team who we intend to expose further by playing friendly matches with established volleyball countries. This is the only way to help them develop because when they experience it first hand, it sticks in their minds,” said Koubaa.
Ali Dowa, Chairman of the Registration and Players Affairs Committee at the Libyan Volleyball Federation said:
“Libya has good talent and can become the best team in Africa. It’s only a matter of time before we start playing at the World Championship. We thank the FIVB for its continuous support in various ways for all National Federations to advance the game of volleyball around the world
Source : fivb.com
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