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Mondial de Pétanque / Boulistes Squirrels: Emmanuel Agonkan, the surprise

The four ambassadors of Benin at the world 2021 in Spain are known.
At the end of two weeks of internship blocked at the Center International de Pétanque de Djadjo, Guy Tronou and his staff were able to choose the best who can validly defend the national colors. Marcel Bio, Marcel Gbetagble, Gontran Sogbohinto and Emmanuel Agonkan are the lucky ones elected to these 14 days of preparation course.

Away from prying eyes, the eight conscripts suffered a relentless physical and emotional load.
Emmanuel Agonkan was the big surprise of this list of 04, very present, he dominated in shooting as well as those accustomed to preselection camps like Amir Adéniyi or great hopes like Roland Fagbohoun and Moustaine Adéniyi. The Native of Parakou, The revelation of the preselection for Switzerland is also deprived of selection 2020, Vivian Zinvidjo who was less incisive than usual.


Marcel Bio acts as sheet metal worker in this selection which will defend the colors of Benin next November in Spain. Present in 2012 in Marseille for his first World Cup, the best player in the world 2016 in Antananarivo will be in Spain for his third participation in this great world mass of the crackling of balls. The champion of Africa 2019 marksmanship will be Marcel Gbétagblé's guide, the revelation of the CAN 2019 in Togo and Gontran Sogbohinto who will be at his second international competition with the Squirrels after CAN Lomé 2019.


Absent at the Canadian Worlds of 2018, Guy Tronou and his foals will want to take their revenge in Spain by winning the grail.
The second phase of the greening according to the schedule proposed by Guy Tronou and his deputy Thierry Babagbeto is scheduled for the month of September.

Grassien SETONDJI

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