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In a press conference on Friday, Loto-Popo FC coach Mathias DEGUENON analyzed the match against Nouadhibou FC (this Saturday) as part of the preliminaries of the African Champions League. And for the Beninese technician, his foals are ready for the meeting.
Defending Benin champion, Loto-Popo Fc faces the Mauritanians of Nouadhibou Fc, this Saturday, at the General Mathieu Kérékou stadium in Cotonou (4 p.m. GMT). A meeting counting for the first leg of the preliminaries of the CAF Champions League, 2021-2022 edition. A confrontation of a whole new level for the Academics who will have to fight hard to get a good result before the trip to Mauritania.
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At a pre-match press conference on Friday, coach Mathias DEGUENON spoke of the special nature of this duel which is an incredible chance for his men to come together at the highest level. ” We will discover this African competition with enough joys “, Introduced the Beninese technician, before reassuring that everything is in place for the match to take place in good condition. According to him, the group is ready to not only approach the meeting, but above all to win it.
As for the opponent, defending champion of Mauritania, the coach of Loto-Popo FC, confides having taken the time to analyze the team in front, especially thanks to the contribution of the sporting director, Abdesalam Ouadou. ” We took the time to know the strengths and weaknesses of our opponent “, He added, he who relies on the cohesion of his very homogeneous team to launch an assault on the Mauritanians
The decision of CAF, which excluded from the competition all coaches who do not have a diploma approved by the body, was also mentioned during this exchange with the press. Coach DEGUENON has a license from Leipzig in Germany, but this diploma is not recognized by CAF which only wants these interclub licenses for coaches (CAF A or UEFA Pro license).
Asked about this decision of the African body, he who will have to follow the match from the stands, the Beninese believes that it is a blow to his head. ” We are in the era of globalization and we cannot work in autarky “, Indignant the coach who insists that it is sad what is happening at the moment with CAF, but his colleagues and he can not help it.
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