Having collected three points only from as many games in the group stage, Benin accomplished one of their best achievement in their footballing history after advancing to the Round of 16 at the Total Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019.

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Jordan and Andre Ayew were on target for Ghana Black Stars as they shared spoils with Benin in their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations opener in Ismailia.

Benin scored the first goal in the 2nd minute through Pote who dazzled through the Ghana defence to poke home the opener.



Ghana captain Andre Ayew restored parity just eight minutes later after his shot found the bottom corner to put Ghana back in the game.

Jordan Ayew scored just a few minutes before the break to put Ghana in front, the striker benefited from a mistake made by the Benin defender to find the top corner.



Ghana were in front after the first forty-five minutes of the game.

Ghana suffered a setback when John Boye was shown a second yellow for time wasting thereby forcing Ghana to continue the game with only ten men.

Pote equalized for Benin in the 63rd minute with a great finish.

Both teams tried to go in front but couldn’t as the game ended in a draw.

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The tragic incident happened meters away from the Parakou Museum and in front of Sinagourou school on Monday.

Owusu, a midfielder scored twice in a league game for his side on Saturday in the Benin second tier.

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He was on the motorbike with one other Ghanaian player called George Aboagye who is currently responding to treatment at the hospital.

Owusu is believed to be the only child of the mother and they speak on phone everyday.

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The 10 were served up with one-month sentences by a court in the Country’s capital, Cotonou.

The players were detained after the Benin Under 17 team was expelled from the competition back in September.

The former president of Benin’s football federation, Anjorin Moucharafou, was also handed a two-month sentence in the same hearing for his involvement fraud cases.



This is not the first time that Benin have been involved in an age cheating scandal as in 2016 their Junior side was caught up with the same issues. FIFA has also threatened Benin back in 2010 and 2012 with a ban and were banned completely in 2004 by the World football governing body.

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