Mattéo Ahlinvi in ​​the selection of Benin: A dream come true

In an interview with the Bénin Football website on 20 August 2017, the current defensive midfielder of Nîmes Olympique did not fail to proclaim his desire to play for Benin, the land of his origins "If I am called to the Benin team, it would be an honor to defend my origins ”. Three years later, the native of Arcachon in the South West of France saw his dream come true.

  A 21 years, Mattéo Ahlinvi will thus discover the national team of Benin for the first time during the next FIFA day where Benin will have to challenge Gabon in a friendly manner. 11 October 2020 in Lisbon in Portugal.

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Top of his meter 79, Mattéo Ahlinvi is a Franco-Beninese. He was born on 02 July 1999 in Arcachon in the south-west of France. Defensive midfielder, he made his debut at JS Teichoise in 2005 then six years old. In 2007, he joined Ducos FC which he will leave in 2009. He will know several other training centers before joining, at the age of 16 in the EA Guingamp reserve in 2015. Four years later, he will join the Nîmes Olympique reserve precisely in August 2019 when he had just had his 20 years. Mattéo has become since June 2020 a pro player after signing his first contract. The announcement was made by Club Nîmois on its Twitter account.

In addition, he was selected with the U19 of France to participate in the games of the Francophonie organized by the Ivory Coast in 2017 but could not honor his summons for lack of release by his club.  It is now only up to the Neo-Ecureuil to prove that he fully deserves his place in the national team.

Firmin KASSAGA