The two nations have played 32 games against each other; Tunisia leads in wins with 21 to Libya's 6, with the two sides drawing five times.

In 2019, the two teams faced off in the 2020 African Nations Championship qualification, Tunisia won both legs 1–0 in Radès and 2–1 in Salé due to the Libyan Civil War to qualify for the finals.

[1][2] However, on 20 December 2019, the Tunisian Football Federation withdrew from the tournament due to the intensity of the matches after the teams agreed.

[3] This led to the imposition of sanctions by the Confederation of African Football, fining the Tunisian Federation $50,000, in addition to banning the national team from participating in the next edition in Algeria.

[5] It remains the Carthage Eagles' biggest win during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, as Libya returned to play on home soil for the first time after the civil war and suffered a 2−5 defeat with a clear Tunisian advantage.