Sports City Stadium closes its doors to Libya football team

Libya’s football team manager, Adil Al-Khumsi, has revealed that players from the national team were not allowed on the grounds of the Sport City stadium (Alryadia) in Tripoli to train.
In televised remarks, Al-Kuhmsi said that players were not permitted to enter the stadium because of financial dues not paid by the team for previous training sessions on the pitch.
The team eventually went to Abu Salim club, which welcomed to host the the national team’s sessions for 4 days.
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