Sao Tome and Principe defeats Libya in AFCON match

Sao Tome and Principe team has beaten Libya team 2-1 in the 16-round of the Gabon 2017 AFCON qualifiers.
The two teams played the match at Sao Tome stadium Wednesday and by the win of Sao Tome and Principe, it now has gained 3 points and positioned itself atop the group while Libya will be placed last with zero points.
The Libyan team was very postie before the match and was certain of winning, but the Sao Tome and Principe players were the winners of the match.
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