Rodrigue Akpakoun (born 16 December 1974) is a

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ese former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Akpakoun played several seasons in the lower tiers of French football, including spells at

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and

La Roche VF La Roche Vendée Football is a French association football team based in La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée, France. History The club was founded in 1947 and play at the Stade Henri Desgranges in the town. In the 2017–18 season they played in the Cha ...

. Akpakoun was part of the Beninese

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team which finished bottom of its group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the

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* 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Cotonou Men's association football forwards Beninese men's footballers Benin men's international footballers Beninese expatriate sportspeople in France Beninese expatriate men's footballers Stade Beaucairois FC players FC Sète 34 players Olympique Alès players La Roche VF players FC Martigues players 2004 African Cup of Nations players {{Benin-footy-bio-stub