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Jacques Bessan
Abrahame Jacques Bessan (born September 15, 1993) is a Beninese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for TP Mazembe and the Benin national football team, Benin national team. Playing career Club career Bessan debuted for Soleil FC of the Benin Premier League as a teenager in 2008 and showed promise early on. In August 2012, he signed a five-year contract with Tunisian Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2, second division club ES Zarzis, after several weeks on trial with the team. He helped them promote to the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 by scoring 12 goals in the 2013–14 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2, 2013–14 season. The next year (his first season in a fully professional league), he scored six goals in 30 matches and was chosen to play in a friendly match between the Tunisia national under-23 football team, Tunisian Olympic Team and a team of the best foreign players playing in the Tunisian league. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abomey
Agbome or Abomey is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2012, had a population of 90,195 people. Abomey houses the Royal Palaces of Abomey, a collection of small traditional houses that were inhabited by the Kings of Dahomey from 1600 to 1900, and which were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.Butler, Stuart (2019) ''Bradt Travel Guide - Benin'', pgs. 135-45 History Abomey was founded in the 17th century as the capital of the Kingdom of Dahomey (1600–1904), on the site of the former village of Kana. Traditional legends state that the town was founded by Do-Aklin, a son of the king of Allada who ventured north to found his own kingdom; the name is thought to come from Danhomé, also spelled Danxomé, meaning "belly of Dan", Dan being the original chief of the village. Dahomey expanded rapidly in the 1700s, absorbing many of the surrounding kingdoms, and growing rich from the slave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
