Under the patronage and supervision of the Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund headed by Eng. Belkacem Khalifa Haftar, General Manager of the Fund, Benghazi is preparing for an exceptional sporting event represented in the launch of the “FDRL CUP”, where the Benghazi International Stadium will host on Friday, October 10, 2025, the opening match that brings together the Italian football giant Inter Milan and the Spanish club Atletico Madrid, in a historical friendly confrontation that is considered from The most prominent matches that the Libyan stadiums will witness.
The official signature of this major event last week was made by instructions and follow -up by Eng. Belkacem Khalifa Haftar, where Dr. Aqila Al -Abbar, Director of the International Cooperation Department, signed two official agreements: the first in Milan with the first team of the Italian club Inter Milan, and the second in Madrid with the first team of the Spanish club Atletico Madrid, which made it confirmation of the two teams’ participation in this historic match.
The event asserts that the Reconstruction Cup is not just a football match, but rather the friendly initiative that carries a message of hope, renewal and openness, and an opportunity for Libyan youth to closely see global sport, and build bridges of sports and cultural cooperation with the major European clubs.
The Libyan fans, along with the attention of football fans around the world, will be on a date with an exceptional night in Benghazi that may be recorded as one of the most important stations in the history of Libyan sport; Where the major match whistle between Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid will start on the land of Benghazi International Stadium at six in the evening, Libya time, to make the city the focus of attention of the world.
