The Tunisian tactician signed a three-year contract to coach the North-African side if to believe BBC sports website.

"My main task is to guide Libya reach the finals of the World Cup in South Africa in 2010," Benzarti said.

The experienced Tunisian coach had quit his job at Esperance just after one game with the team.

"This was a very bad timing from Benzarti to quit his post," Esperance president Aziz Zouhir said.

He led Esperance to their 2-0 defeat against Hilal of Sudan in the Champions League last week and will leave the team in a very critical situation a few days before Ahli's clash in the CAF Champions League on June 20th.

He will have a crucial task with Libya against DR Congo in the African qualifiers. Libya are second in the group with 7 points just one behind leaders DR Congo.