Saturnin Allagbé in Dijon: ” We have the heavy mission that other young people follow in his footsteps”, according to Adrien Houandjinou

Second player from Benin training to initial a league contract 1 french, Saturnin Allagbé is the pride of an entire nation following his signing in Dijon, Friday 2 last october. For the founding president of the Tanéka center, Adrien Houandjinou, the Beninese goalkeeper humbly deserves this ascent.

Damien TOLOMISSI

“I say thank you very much to all the people who supported us and believed in this project that we launched in 1998. Saturnin left Benin in 2014 after playing at the Cotonou Autonomous Port Sports Association (2009-2014); six years later, he signs in league 1. This is exceptional”, says the founding president of the Tanéka training center, Adrien Houandjinou.

To believe it, now more than ever, “this is a motivation for all promoters of training centers who must continue to work in this direction. Saturnin Allagbé is the second fruit from the Benin team to sign in the French elite championship.

Founder of the Taneka Center in Natitiguo

We have the heavy mission that other young people follow in his footsteps”, he said before adding that the former player of the Tanéka training center deserves to experience such progress. “He is a competitor. He is very serious. This will allow all these young people to believe in their dream, not to rush and to work. Only work pays”.

The recognition of Allagbé at the Tanéka center

The Beninese goalkeeper had performed on Tuesday 8 October 2019 a courtesy visit to the young residents of the Tanéka center, Cotonou site in Fidjrossè. The visit was an opportunity for the national team goalkeeper to reaffirm his membership in the Tanéka center where he was trained. He also took the opportunity to provide advice to young people who follow the same path as him. “To reach the high level, it takes a lot of work. I took this here and you should know that only discipline pays”, he had advised. Like a child who recognizes the contributions of his training center, Allagbé, He had offered about thirty balloons, 6 gang pairs and 3 pairs of shin guards for young people in training. He is particularly committed to promoting the Tanéka center internationally.