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African nation 'sacks' former Bucs boss

New reports suggest that former Orlando Pirates boss Milutin "Micho" Sredojevic has now been dismissed from his latest role in Africa.

Having been appointed in October 2023, the Serbian coach has now been relieved of his duties as Libya's national team coach, according to Complete Sports.

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The 55-year-old signed a contract until June 2026 with the north African country, but it has now reportedly been terminated after just 11 games in charge. 

It is claimed the Libya Football Federation (LFF) is now working on appointing a new coach ahead of the next international break in October. 

Despite Micho guiding Libya to six wins during his 11 matches in charges, it is claimed the LFF was disappointed with the team's poor start to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with Libya drawing 1-1 with Rwanda before losing 2-1 to Benin earlier this month.

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With just one point from their opening two matches of the AFCON qualifiers, the Libyans are set to play Nigeria both home and away on 7 and 15 October. 

Micho, who had two spells as Pirates' head coach, was in his fifth national team job in Africa, having previously managed Rwanda, Zambia, and Uganda (two separate stints). 

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Speaking about the huge task of managing a middling nation like Libya in June, the former Zamalek manager told newspaper The National: "It was a huge task, a mountain to climb from a sporting perspective, given the team hadn't won a game in 10 months, a team that had been in disarray in terms of relations within it, because people were nervous at the results."

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