By Amr Shaheen BBC Sport

Gaddafi turns to action on the pitch after announcing Caf presidential bid

Al Saadi, son of the Libyan head of State Colonel Gaddafi, announced last week he will contest the Caf elections to topple Cameroonian Issa Hayatou.

The squad which includes two foreign-based players will play Botswana and Congo Democratic Republic next month.

Libya is currently third in group 9 and will be looking for positive results in both games before hosting the group leaders, Swaziland in July.

Gaddafi, who is also the Libyan FA vice president is among 12 players selected from champions Al Ittihad.

The squad will begin camping without Al Hilal and Nassr players who have African club competitions.

Ironically, if Libya qualifies to Tunisia, Gadaffi junior could become the first elected president to be a full international during the finals.

But he has promised to quit playing if he wins the elections.

The election will take place 24 hours before the opening match.

Squad

Goalkeepers:
Samir Abboud, Luis Alejandro De Agustini (Al Ittihad), Moftah Ghazala (Al Madinna), Mohamed El Bira (Al Wehda).

Defenders:
Omar Mariemi, Mahmoud Makhlouf, Seraj Ben Sheikh, Essam Rajab (Al Ittihad), Mohamed El Jelani, Sirageddin Mohamed (Al Nassr), Reda Ataworgy (Al Ahli), Ramzi Sowaker (Olympic), Khalifa El Magni (Hilal).

Midfielders:
Marei Suliman, Akram Ayad, Nader Al Tarhoni, Saadi Gaddafi (Al Ittihad), Khaled Hussien (Al Nassr), Tarek Al Taeb (Club Africain - Tunisia), Gehad El Montasr (Triestina - Italy).