Genclerbirligi midfielder Stephane Sessegnon and Huddersfield Town striker Steve Mounie have been named in Benin Republic’s 23-man squad to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Michel Dussuyer’s men will hope to manoeuvre their way past defending champions Cameroon, Ghana and Guinea-Bissau in Group F.
Sessegnon, captain of the Squirrels, has been suspended for his side’s opening Group F game against the Black Stars on June due 25 due to accumulated yellow cards in the qualifiers.
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Notable omission on Dussuyer’s list is Middlesbrough forward Rudy Gestede, while in-form Turkish-based striker Adana Demirspor is included in the squad.