Mathurin de Chacus, president of the Beninese Football Federation
The president of the Beninese Football Federation, Mathurin de Chacus knows, like everyone, that an important match awaits the Benin Cheetahs. As part of the fourth day of the Morocco CAN 2025 qualifiers, Benin plays Rwanda, Tuesday October 15, 2024 at the Amahuro stadium in Kigali. After the victory (3-0) in the first leg, Friday October 11 in Abidjan, the Beninese have the opportunity to take a serious step towards qualifying for CAN 2025. A victory in Kigali will allow the Guépards to settle for a draw during the last two days of these qualifiers to have their qualifying ticket.
Aware of this, President Mathurin de Chacus boosts the morale and determination of the Beninese players. To push them to achieve this victory, the president of the FBF made a promise. “From my pocket, in the event of victory in Kigali, I will give you 100,000 euros (around 66 million FCFA),” he promised the players. Which sparked cries of joy from breeder Gernot Rhor’s foals. This promise will undoubtedly galvanize the players this afternoon of Tuesday October 15 in a meeting which promises to be tense and quite physical.
The Cheetahs reached Kigali on Sunday October 13. In Group D, Benin is second with 6 points behind Nigeria (7 points) before this fourth day. In the event of victory, Benin will take the lead in the ranking while waiting for CAF to decide on the follow-up to be given to the meeting between Libya and Nigeria following the boycott decision taken by the Super Eagles in denunciation of the mistreatment suffered. on Libyan soil since Sunday.
