Football at the base in Danbgo : Gbékô epicenter of the TIG tournament

The central ground of Gbékô, located in the town of Dangbo serves as the setting for the 2nd edition of the football tournament initiated by Honoré Codjo. 12 teams from different localities in the valley take part and are divided into three pools.

It’s about Gbékô, Soester of Akpamè, Gangban and Akpadanou in Pool A. In Pool B, we find As SIPA from Dangbo, The Kangaroo of Dangbo-Djigbe, As Star the Missérété and Kessounou. While Azowlissè, Agonlin FC, Aigle de Hozin and Dêkin are in pool C.  The tournament has started and is going well. After a hard-fought meeting on Sunday 10 July 2022, the Gbékô team ended up winning 1-0 in additional time in front of this Gangban. The spectacle offered by the players moved Joseph Aniwanou, chef village gbekô. " I am so happy. I didn't even know that children had this level. We just discovered talents in the valley. Talents that amazed me a lot. This allows us to bring out valid players for our country Benin..

Ulrich Agbodjete, son of the locality and son of the deputy Justin Agbodjèté is also captivated by the performance. “The show was really beautiful. I thank whoever had this initiative because it is rare to see people coming from everywhere to play football here. It's even rare to see all the youth gather around football. It was very interesting ".

The objective of the tournament is to detect the talents of the area according to its honored initiator Codjo. "The first edition, there are players who ended up in the 4th division. It is commendable. Maybe next year we can find ourselves in the 3rd division”, did he declare. At the end of the match between Gangban and Gbékô, David Bogninou, a native of the village, offered four balloons to the organizing committee. Each team participating in the tournament also received ball. He justifies himself “It was a pleasure for us to help the organizing committee. Under the leadership of the Honorable Justin Agbodjèté whose great concern is youth, has delegated us to represent him here. We saw that it was important,” said the representative of the deputy for the 20th electoral district..

A gesture much appreciated by the village chief of Gbéko. “It is a very appreciable act. If you have a team that does not have the ball how can they train. At home here because of a small balloon, when it bursts the match is spoiled or the training stops. So I thank David Bogninou and the Honorable Justin Agbodjèté and those who accompanied them "same story at Abita Lachidi, sage of Gbékô. “We must salute our donors. They did well. We are waiting for other goodwill”. David Bogninou also pleaded for other local executives to help young people. He especially wished that the government would think of building a field with synthetic grass in Dangbo to facilitate the development of sport in the area..

A. ACAKPO (Coll)