Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire – When Benin and Burkina Faso flew to Buenos Aires for friendlies against Argentina —?including superstar Lionel Messi’s swansong —?it would have seemed like dream?for players who rarely, if ever, rub shoulders with the aristocrats of the “Beautiful Game.”
In reality, the organization was a shambles, a member of the Benin delegation said.
The flight to Buenos Aires took not hours but days. There was no hot water in the hotel. Training facilities were “not up to scratch.”
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