The Libyan Football Federation announced in a statement posted on Facebook the appointment of AFCON-winner, Aliou Cisse, as new head coach of the national team.

According to the statement, Cisse, widely regarded as one of Africa’s top coaches and winner of the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal in 2022, will lead Libya until 2027.

The federation said Cisse, will be officially presented to the media on March 13 in Tripoli, ahead of the start of his tenure.

Libya did not qualify for the upcoming edition of AFCON, which is set to take place in Morocco next winter.

However, they currently sit second in their World Cup qualifying group, and next take on Angola later this month.

9News Nigeria reports that part of the statement revealed that; “We welcome the best coach in Africa,” the statement read, without providing further details on Cisse’s new contract or its value.