BATA, Equatorial Guinea - In the end, Ihaab Boussefi's late volley wasn't enough to send Libya through to the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals.
Boussefi's second goal in Sunday night's game in Bata, however, clinched a 2-1 win over Senegal for Libya's first victory at the tournament on foreign soil to send the players home happy at the end of an inspiring adventure.
Libya was never expected to even reach the tournament with civil war and chaos reigning at home during its qualifying campaign. Some players even left the squad to fight for the rebels on the front line.
Somehow Libya made it, and at Estadio de Bata against Senegal the players celebrated an historic victory which was a just reward for the team's perseverance.
