Four members of Libya's national football team and 13 other leading figures in the sport have defected to the rebels.
The group include the Libyan national sides goalkeeper Juma Gtat and the coach of Tripoli's top club al-Ahly, Adel bin Issa.
Mr Gtat and Mr bin Issa announced the defection to the BBC during meeting in the rebel-held Nafusa Mountains in western Libya on Friday night.
It after a number of military officers also defected from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces to join the rebels.
Speaking to the BBC at his hotel room in the town of Jadu, Mr Gtat explained why he and his colleagues had chosen to join the rebels. More...
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The group include the Libyan national sides goalkeeper Juma Gtat and the coach of Tripoli's top club al-Ahly, Adel bin Issa.
Mr Gtat and Mr bin Issa announced the defection to the BBC during meeting in the rebel-held Nafusa Mountains in western Libya on Friday night.
It after a number of military officers also defected from Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's forces to join the rebels.
Speaking to the BBC at his hotel room in the town of Jadu, Mr Gtat explained why he and his colleagues had chosen to join the rebels. More...
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