Benin, Sierra Leone Afcon qualifier rescheduled for June
The Star
Benin's Cebio Soukou in action with Guinea-Bissau's Braima Jorge in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
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• “A shame for African football what is currently happening, we hope the Confederation of African football will take action,” the Benin Football Federation said on Twitter soon after.
• The others were captain Khalid Adenon, first-choice goalkeeper Saturnin Allagbe and the French-based pair of Jodel Dossou and Cedric Hountondji — all key components of the team.
The decisive African Cup of Nations qualifier between Sierra Leone and Benin, which failed to take place on Tuesday after five players from Benin were declared Covid-19 positive, has been postponed to June, officials said on Wednesday.