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Tonnerre D'Abomey FC
Tonnerre d'Abomey FC are a Beninese football club based in Abomey. They currently play in the Benin Premier League. Former players * Franck Gnahoui Achievements *Benin Premier League: 1 ::2007 Performance in CAF competitions * CAF Champions League: 2 appearances ::2008 – Preliminary Round ::2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ... – Football clubs in Benin {{Benin-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Municipal De Bohicon
Stade Municipal de Bohicon is a multi-use stadium in Bohicon, Benin. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Tonnerre d'Abomey FC of the Benin Premier League The Benin Premier League, also called ''Championnat National du Bénin'' in French, is the highest football division in Benin. The league was held in 1969 for the first time. Currently, the initial round is a double round-robin tournament, with 36 .... The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. References External links Stadium information Football venues in Benin Tonnerre d'Abomey FC {{Benin-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abomey
Abomey is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2012, had a population of 90,195 people. Abomey houses the Royal Palaces of Abomey, a collection of small traditional houses that were inhabited by the Kings of Dahomey from 1600 to 1900, and which were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.Butler, Stuart (2019) ''Bradt Travel Guide - Benin'', pgs. 135-45 History Abomey was founded in the 17th century as the capital of the Kingdom of Dahomey (1600–1904), on the site of the former village of Kana. Traditional legends state that the town was founded by Do-Aklin, a son of the king of Allada who ventured north to found his own kingdom; the name is thought to come from Danhomé, also spelled Danxomé, meaning "belly of Dan", Dan being the original chief of the village. Dahomey expanded rapidly in the 1700s, absorbing many of the surrounding kingdoms, and growing rich from the slave trade. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of and its population in was estimated to be approximately million. It is a tropical nation, dependent on agriculture, and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. Some employment and income arise from subsistence farming. The official language of Benin is French, with indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is Sunni Islam (27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benin Premier League
The Benin Premier League, also called ''Championnat National du Bénin'' in French, is the highest football division in Benin. The league was held in 1969 for the first time. Currently, the initial round is a double round-robin tournament, with 36 clubs being divided in 4 groups, and 9 clubs in each. The last 5 teams of each group, goes to the relegation round, which consists on 2 groups of 10 teams. The first 4 teams of each group goes to the final stage with 16 clubs playing a single round-robin tournament. The winner of this round (and of the Premier League) earns a place in the CAF Champions League. 2021-22 season teams Group A * Béké FC de Bembèrèkè ( Bembèrèkè) *Buffles du Borgou FC (Parakou) * Cavaliers FC (Nikki) * Damissa FC (Nikki) * Dynamique Djougou (Djougou) *Dynamo Parakou (Parakou) * Real Sport de Parakou FC (Parakou) *Panthères FC (Djougou) * Takunnin FC ( Kandi) Group B * Dadje FC d'Aplahoué (Aplahoué) *Dynamo Abomey FC (Abomey) *Energie FC (S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Club
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all-star team or even selected as a hypothetical team (such as a Dream Team or Team of the Century) and never play an actual match. The difference between a football team and a football club is incorporation, a football club is an entity which is formed and governed by a committee and has members which may consist of supporters in addition to players. The benefit of club formation is that it gives teams access to additional volunteer or paid support staff, facilities and equipment. One team, the Washington Football Team of the NFL, named themselves after the phrase (and also because they are a football team) for two seasons, but are now known as the Commanders. Summary There are several varieties of football, including association footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franck Gnahoui
Franck Claver Gnahoui David (born 1 March 1988) is a Beninese former footballer who played as a striker. Career In 2011, Gnahoui signed for Czech third-tier side Brozany after trialing for Žižkov Žižkov is a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic. Most of Žižkov lies in the municipal and administrative district of Prague 3, except for very small parts which are in Prague 8 and Prague 10. Prior to 1922, Žižkov was an indepen ... in the Czech top flight and Czech second-tier club Ústí . References External links * 1988 births Men's association football forwards Benin men's international footballers Beninese expatriate men's footballers Beninese expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Beninese men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Living people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Benin-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by top-division African clubs, deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout stage, and then a single leg final. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in African football. The winner of the tournament earns a berth for the FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations, and also faces the winner of the CAF Confederation Cup in the following season's CAF Super Cup. Clubs that finish as runners-up their national leagues, having not qualified for the Champions League, are eligible for the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup. Egyptian clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAF Champions League 2008
The 2008 CAF Champions League was the 44th edition of the CAF Champions League, the Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Al Ahly of Egypt defeated Coton Sport of Cameroon in the final to win their sixth title. Qualifying rounds Preliminary round The preliminary round first legs were played on 15–17 February, and the second legs were played on 29 February-2 March 2008.4 Byes: ASEC Mimosas, Etoile du Sahel, JS Kabylie, Al Ittihad, Al Ahly, and Al Hilal. 1 Invincible Eleven withdrew. 2 The CAF ordered that the tie was to be played over one leg in Kinshasa due to the civil war in Chad, but Renaissance FC objected to the ruling; they were ejected from the competition, fined $4000 and banned from CAF competitions for three years. 3 Tusker FC were ejected from the competition and fined $5000 after Kenyan immigration officials refused the appointed match officials for the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 CAF Champions League
The 2012 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2012 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 48th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 16th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. Al-Ahly from Egypt won a record seventh title, defeating Espérance ST from Tunisia with a 3–2 win on aggregate in the final. They qualified for the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup, and also earned the right to play in the 2013 CAF Super Cup. Association team allocation Theoretically, up to 55 CAF member associations may enter the 2012 CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter 2 teams in the competition. For this year's competition, CAF used ''2006-10 5-Year ranking''. As a result, a maximum of 67 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached. Ranking system CAF calculates points f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonnerre D'Abomey FC
Tonnerre d'Abomey FC are a Beninese football club based in Abomey. They currently play in the Benin Premier League. Former players * Franck Gnahoui Achievements *Benin Premier League: 1 ::2007 Performance in CAF competitions * CAF Champions League: 2 appearances ::2008 – Preliminary Round ::2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ... – Football clubs in Benin {{Benin-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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