I saw on Wikipedia that they were partially destroyed by the British in the 19th century, but why was such an extensive defensive fortification already in place?
Morocco 1 - 1 Benin
Morocco scorers: Youssef En-Nesyri (75')
Benin scorers: Moïse Adilehou (53')
Venue: Al-Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yassine Bounou | Munir Mohand Mohamedi | ||
| Achraf Hakimi | Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti | ||
| Romain Saïss | Medhi Benatia | ||
| Manuel da Costa | Yunis Abdelhamid | ||
| Nabil Dirar | 74' | Noussair Mazraoui | 74' |
| Mbark Boussoufa | Abdelkrim Baadi | ||
| Karim El Ahmadi | 100' 107' | Youssef Aït Bennasser | |
| Nordin Amrabat | 88' | Mehdi Bourabia | |
| Younès Belhanda | 59' | Fayçal Fajr | 107' |
| Hakim Ziyech | Khalid Boutaïb | ||
| Youssef En-Nesyri | 75' | Sofiane Boufal | 59' |
| Oussama Idrissi | 88' 90+1' |
Manager: Hervé Renard (France)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturnin Allagbé | Fabien Farnolle | ||
| Olivier Verdon | Chérif Dine Kakpo | ||
| Khaled Adénon | 41' 97' | Junior Salomon | |
| Moïse Adilehou | 53' | David Kiki | |
| Emmanuel Imorou | Rodrigue Fassinou | ||
| Jordan Adéoti | Tidjani Anaane | 87' 106' | |
| Stéphane Sessègnon | David Djigla | 69' | |
| Mama Séïbou | 105+1' | Segbé Azankpo | |
| Cebio Soukou | 51' 69' | Rodrigue Kossi |
This West African country is the cradle of ‘voodoo’. The locals call it ‘Vodun’ which means ‘spirits’. Five divine elements ruling the Earth is a main aspect of Voodoo. And before you start imaging voodoo dolls and all the black magic stuff I would like to stop you here!
Their ceremonies have nothing to do with the distorted image that has been popularised in Europe and America over Hollywood and no Hollywood movies. Maybe except for one aspect which many people would find scary and uncomfortable… they worship serpents.
The religion was initiated back in the 13th century by its founder, ancestor of the kings of Allada. Voodoo came to Brazil and Caribbean with West African slaves ships.
Voodoo is an official religion of Benin and it is only official in one country in the world! Vodun believers coexist peacefully with Christians and Muslims, yet another country proving it is possible to live in peace one next to each other, no matter which God you believe!
Benin 0 - 0 Cameroon
Venue: Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturnin Allagbé | Fabien Farnolle | ||
| David Kiki | Chérif Dine Kakpo | ||
| Olivier Verdon | Junior Salomon | ||
| Khaled Adénon | Emmanuel Imorou | ||
| Séidou Barazé | 54' | Moïse Adilehou | |
| Jordan Adéoti | Rodrigue Fassinou | ||
| David Djigla | 76' | Tidjani Anaane | |
| Mama Séïbou | Cebio Soukou | 68' | |
| Stéphane Sessègnon | Rodrigue Kossi | ||
| Jodel Dossou | 68' | Sessi D'Almeida | |
| Steve Mounié | 45' | Segbé Azankpo | |
| Mickaël Poté | 76' |
Manager: Michel Dussuyer (France)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| André Onana | Fabrice Ondoa | ||
| Ambroise Oyongo | 90+1 | Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik | |
| Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui | Joyskim Dawa | ||
| Banana Yaya | Clinton N'Jie | 46' | |
| Collins Fai | 42' 46' | Gaëtan Bong | |
| Arnaud Djoum | 20' 66' | Wilfrid Kaptoum | |
| Pierre Kunde | Christian Bassogog | 33' | |
| André-Frank Zambo Anguissa | 77' | Olivier Boumal | 66' |
| Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | Joel Tagueu | ||
| Stéphane Bahoken | Jacques Zoua | ||
| Karl Toko Ekambi | 33' |
Manager: Clarence Seedorf (Netherlands)
1': We're off!
5': Big chance for Choupo-Moting! But he puts his
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Hello all! I’m getting ready to depart in a few months and as a New Years resolution I’m trying to eat healthier, including possibly transitioning to a vegetarian diet. I wanted to know if that is 1) a good idea, and 2) if it possible to maintain that diet while in service.
Thanks in advance! :)
Kaabo readers,
This is our weekly discussion of the literature of the world! Every Wednesday, we'll post a new country or culture for you to recommend literature from, with the caveat that it must have been written by someone from that country (i.e. Shogun by James Clavell is a great book but wouldn't be included in Japanese literature).
Tomorrow is Fête du Vodoun, a day to celebrate the traditional West African religion of vodoun, in Benin and to celebrate we're discussing Beninese literature! Please use this thread to discuss your favorite Beninese authors and books.
If you'd like to read our previous discussions of the literature of the world please visit the literature of the world section of our wiki.
e dupe and enjoy!
