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Sports News from Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Source: bbc.com
2019-05-29
Former Montpellier player Stéphane Sessegnon has the chance to become Benin's top scorer
The captain and captain of Benin, Stéphane Sessegnon, will make his third appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations.
The 35-year-old was included in the squirrel squirrel squad for the tournament in Egypt.
However, the midfielder, who plays for Genclerbirligi in Turkey, will be suspended for the opening match of Group F of Benin on 25 June against Ghana.
He misses the match after an accumulation of yellow cards during the playoffs.
Sessegnon, who also played for Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion, Paris Saint-Germain and Montpellier player, is Benin's most capped player and scorer.
He will have a chance to claim this record from Razak Omotoyossi, who is not in the team for Egypt.
The team includes 21 foreign players, including Huddersfield's Steve Mounie, Turkish striker Mickael Pote, and Khaled Adenon and Fabien Farnolle, both of whom play in France.
Middlesbrough coach, Rudy Gestede, has no place on coaches list Michel Dussuyer, whose season was interrupted by an injury.
Dussuyer also named seven other players on a waiting list.
The squirrels will play two friendly international matches in preparation for Marrakech in the Moroccan city, before going to the fourth final of the Nations Cup in Egypt.
Benin will face Guinea on 11 June and Mauritania start in the Nations Cup a week later.
In addition to facing Ghana in the tournament that will start June 21, Benin will face five times Cameroon and Guinea Bissau.
Team Benin:
Goalkeepers: Fabien Farnolle (Yeni Malatyaspor, Turkey), Saturnin Allagbe (Niort), Cherif Dine Kakpo (Buffalos)
Defenders: Junior Salomon (Plateau United, Nigeria), Olivier Verdon (Sochaux, France), Khaled Adenon (Amiens, France) Moise Adilehou (Levadiakos, Greece), David Kiki (Red Star, France), Emmanuel Imorou (Caen, France) Rodrigue Fbadinou (ASPAC), Seidou Baraze (Yzeure, France)
Midfielders: Rodrigue Kossi (African Club, Tunisia), Jordan Adeoti (Auxerre, France), Mama Seibou (SC Toulon, France), Anaane Tidjani (US Ben Guerdane, Tunisia), Sessi D & # 39; Almeida (Yeovil Town, England), Stephane Sessegnon (Genclerbiligi, Turkey)
Attackers: Mickael Pote (Adana Demirspor, Turkey), Steve Mounie (Huddersfield, England), Desire Segbe Azankpo (Senica, Slovakia), Jodel Dossou (Vaduz, Lichtenstein), Cèbio Soukou (Hansa Rostock, Germany), David Djigla (Niort ), France)
Reserve players: Abiola Katchon (Sun FC), Chasa-Deen Chaona (Al-Nejmeh, Lebanon), Cédric Hountondji (Levski Sofia, Bulgaria), Jean-Marie Guera (Enymba, Nigeria), Jacques Bessan (MO Bejaia, Algeria) , Yannick Aguémon (OH Louvain, Belgium), Marcellin Koupko (CS Hammam-Lif, Tunisia)
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