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ASPAC FC
ASPAC FC are a Beninese football club based in Cotonou. They currently play in the Benin Premier League. In 2010, the club won the Benin Premier League title for the first time in their history. Achievements *Benin Premier League: 2 ::2010, 2012 *Benin Cup: 1 ::2008 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 1 appearance ::2011: First Round Notable players * Raimi Kola Managers * Jean Marc Nobilo * Alain Gaspoz Alain Gaspoz (born 16 May 1970) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Born in Switzerland, he made 21 appearances for the Benin national team. Career Gaspoz was part of the Benin national team at the 2004 African Nat ... (2009–) References 1960s establishments in the Republic of Dahomey Association football clubs established in 1968 1968 establishments in Africa Football clubs in Cotonou {{Benin-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stade Charles De Gaulle
Stade Charles de Gaulle is a multi-use stadium in Porto-Novo, Benin named after Charles de Gaulle. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home stadium of AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé The Association Sportive Dragons FC de l'Ouémé, known as Dragons de l'Ouémé, is a Beninese professional football (soccer), football club based in the town of Porto-Novo. They play in the Beninese first division, the Benin Premier League. Ach ..., Aiglons FC. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people. References Football venues in Benin Buildings and structures in Porto-Novo Sport in Porto-Novo {{Benin-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cotonou
Cotonou (; ) is the largest city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area. The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The city lies in the southeast of the country, between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Nokoué. Cotonou is the seat of government in Benin, although Porto-Novo is the official capital. History The name "Cotonou" means "by the river of death" in the Fon language.Butler, Stuart (2019) ''Bradt Travel Guide - Benin'', pgs. 74-91 At the beginning of the 19th century, Cotonou (then spelled "Kutonou") was a small fishing village, and is thought to have been formally founded by King Ghezo of Dahomey in 1830. It grew as a centre for the History of slavery, slave trade, and later palm oil and cotton. In 1851 the French Second Republic made a treaty with King Ghezo that allowed them to establish a trading post at Cotonou. During the reign of King Glele (1858–89), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alain Gaspoz
Alain Gaspoz (born 16 May 1970) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Born in Switzerland, he made 21 appearances for the Benin national team. Career Gaspoz was part of the Benin national team at the 2004 African Nations Cup, which finished bottom of its group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. Honours FC Sion * Swiss Championship: 1996–97 *Swiss Cup The Swiss Cup (; ; ; ) is a football cup competition that has been organised annually since 1925–26 season by the Swiss Football Association. The Swiss Cup final is usually the most important game of the year with a high attendance. The co ...: 1995–96, 1996–97, 2005–06 References External links Profile by Bagnes Official Site* 1970 births Living people People from Entremont district People from Bagnes Beninese men's footballers Swiss men's footballers Footballers from Valais Men's association football fullbac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Benin
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. 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 country with an economy heavily dependent on agriculture and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. From the 17th to the 19th century, political entities in the area included the Kingdom of Dahomey, the city-state of Porto-Novo#History, Porto Novo, and other states to the north. This region was referred to as the Slave Coast of West Africa from the early 17th century due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Football Club
In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as an independent unit or as part of a larger sports organization as a subsidiary of the parent club or organization. The sport of association football allows teams that partake in some sort of club activity to participate in tournaments such as leagues and other competitions. Teams must register their players as well as staff and other personnel to be eligible to represent the club in any activity as it regards to association football competitions. Club competitions In association football terminology, competitions are referred to as "club competitions". Supporters may also acquire membership rights within their club. Even sponsors may be accounted for as members of the club of affiliation. This is a reason as to why the sport came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Benin Cup
The Benin Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Beninese football. It was created in 1974. Winners *1974 : Etoile Sportive Porto-Novo ''No Cup between 1975 and 1977'' *1978 : Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Cotonou) *1979 : Buffles du Borgou (Parakou) *1980 : ''no Cup'' *1981 : Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Cotonou) *1982 : Buffles du Borgou (Parakou) 2-1 Université Nationale du Bénin FC *1983 : Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Cotonou) *1984 : Dragons de l'Ouémé (Porto Novo) *1985 : Dragons de l'Ouémé (Porto Novo) *1986 : Dragons de l'Ouémé (Porto Novo) *1987 : ''no Cup'' *1988 : Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Cotonou) *1989 : Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Cotonou) 3-0 ASMAP *1990 : Dragons de l'Ouémé (Porto Novo) *1991 : Mogas 90 FC (Porto Novo) *1992 : Mogas 90 FC (Porto Novo) 1-1 Dragons de l'Ouémé -4 pen*1993 : Locomotive Cotonou 0-0 Postel Sport -3 pen*1994 : Mogas 90 FC (Porto Novo) *1995 : Mogas 90 FC (Porto Novo) 2-1 Toffa Cotonou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 (association football), club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and contested by list of top-division football clubs in CAF countries, 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 home and away final. It is the most prestigious club competition in African football. The winner of the each season of the competition earns a berth for the FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations, faces the winner of the CAF Confederation Cup in the following season's CAF Super Cup and from 2024 onwards, along with the next 4 best teams, a place in the new FIFA Intercontinental Cup. Clubs that finish as runners-up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2011 CAF Champions League
The 2011 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2011 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 47th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 15th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner Espérance ST participated in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, and also played in the 2012 CAF Super Cup. Association team allocation Theoretically, up to 55 CAF member associations may enter the 2011 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 '. As a result, a maximum of 67 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached. Ranking system CAF calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over the last 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, not taki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Raimi Kola
Raimi Kola Kowiyu is a Nigeria-born naturalized Beninese national soccer team player. He presently plays for AS Tonnerre in the Benin premier league 2019–20 season. He has played as forward for Abia Warriors. in the Nigeria Premier League, Buffles du Borgou FC Les Buffles Football Club du Borgou, famously known as Les Buffles du Borgou, is a Beninese professional football club based in Parakou, that competes in the Benin Premier League. History The club was founded on 1976 in Paraku under the name o ..., ASPAC FC. Kowiyou Kola scored 2 goals in 6 games for the Beninese U17 team, and 2 goals in 7 games with the U20s. As a national team player, he has scored 2 goals in 7 games. He has been playing for the Benin republic senior national team since 3 years as he is part of the current senior national team players. Playing career Kola Raimi got call-up back into the Benin senior national team after his contract expiration with Abia Warriors. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kola, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jean Marc Nobilo
Jean Marc Nobilo (born 27 July 1960) is a French football coach. Nobilo first started his career as a player at amateur level (French 3rd division). After a brief coaching career at SC Hazebrouck, he became a coach on the Reunion Island at La Tamponnaise, at Saint-Denis FC (with a participation in the quarterfinals of the African Cup in 1993) and then at Le Havre AC (Ligue 2). During his time at Le Havre, he has been coach of the PRO B team, the training facility's head manager. Having won the French League 2 tournament during the season 2007-2008 and being elected the best coach of the league, he helped the club to come back in League 1. He pursued his career both in France and internationally with a wide variety of experiences: head coach of Benin's national team (finalist of the UMEOA tournament in 2010), National Technical Director to the Ivorian Football Federation (with a participation in the U17 World Cup in Mexico in 2011), head manager of AJ Auxerre's training cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1960s Establishments In The Republic Of Dahomey
Year 196 (Roman numerals, CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Ancient Rome, Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus (title), Augustus by his Roman army, army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britannia, Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the Jian'an Era, during the reign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
