Benin have been preparing to host Equatorial Guinea in an 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Sunday despite being banned from global football.
The West African Nation were suspended from global football after a court ruling in the country blocked upcoming elections of the Benin Football Federation (FBF).
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is yet to make a decision on whether to cancel the Group C fixture or not as FIFA Council has been given the power to readmit Benin.
The suspension can be lifted when a new FBF Executive Committee has been installed.
But speaking in an interview, Benin’s minister of sport, Oswald Homeky said his outfit is in dialogue with all stakeholders to solve the crisis.
“We are still in discussions with the protagonists of the crisis in the football federation. We remain hopeful”, he said.
The Squirrels squad is currently in Cotonou training for the match while the already eliminated Equatorial Guinea cancelled a friendly against Uzbekistan in Tashkent on Thursday, because of the qualifier.
If there is no word from FIFA then Benin will be disqualified from the Nations Cup campaign.
Benin Preparing For AFCON Qualifier Despite FIFA Ban
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