{"id":464813,"date":"2018-02-16T07:24:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T07:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/16\/benin-republic-pulls-out-of-wafu-womens-cup\/"},"modified":"2018-02-16T07:24:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T07:24:39","slug":"benin-republic-pulls-out-of-wafu-womens-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/16\/benin-republic-pulls-out-of-wafu-womens-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Benin Republic pulls out of WAFU Women\u2019s Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Friday, 16 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-02-16<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/44851360.295.jpg\" alt=\"BeninFA1\" title=\"BeninFA1\" width=\"295\" height=\"433\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Benin Football Federation logo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518765879_787_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Benin Republic has pulled out their women&#8217; national team from the ongoing maiden WAFU Women\u2019s Nations Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Benin were scheduled to square off against the Super Falcons of Nigeria on Thursday but has now been replaced with Mali in the group B of the tournament, which kicked off three days ago in Abidjan, Cote d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n<p>Togo and Senegal other teams Group A has hosts Cote d\u2019Ivoire, the other favourites Ghana, Burkina Faso and Niger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is really discouraging to once again be pulled out of a competition,\u201d said Benin international Colombe Ahizik\u00e8.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree training sessions a day and at the last minute, we are told that we are not going to travel? We must discourage that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vice-captain Nad\u00e8ge Atanhloueto echoed Ahizik\u00e8\u2019s sentiments, adding: \u201cIn 2006, it was the same story, 2007 the same, 2012 and 2015 the same, and 2018 again?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Benin Football Federation president, Anjorin Moucharafou said his team is not yet competitive hence the decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe women\u2019s national team is not yet competitive. I understand their bitterness, that\u2019s right. But you know, when you run a state business, you do not put sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to impose the Benin label in football and so I have talked to the girls and told them that an appointment is made for next time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; width: 60%; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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