CEOAFRICA sports desk gathered that the Libya Football Federation has appointed former Spain boss, Javier Clemente as the coach of the national team.

Clemente takes over from Abdelhafidh al-Rabich, who stepped down after Libya failed to progress to the final round of 2014 World Cup qualifiers.

He also revealed that he has signed a two-year deal, which did not cover the 2017 African Cup of Nations that the country will host.

"I have been handed the mission to put in place a good structure and environment to enable the building of a great team.

"I'm yet to understand the level of Libyan football. I will have to take some time to learn and adjust to the mentality of the people and philosophy of the game here," he said.

His main task will be to lead Libya to the 2015 Nations Cup in Morocco, with the qualifiers set to start next September.

The coach was in charge of the Cameroun’s Indomitable Lions, but was sacked when he failed to qualify the team for the 2012 African Cup of Nations. He has coached French side, Olympique Marseille, Spanish clubs Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao in the past.