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'Squirrel' Seka Causes A Stir




One of the more fascinating aspects of Benin's 1-0 defeat to Nigeria in their 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group C clash on Saturday night was the introduction of Arnaud Seka as a late substitute.
Perhaps it is fitting that striker Seka plays for a team known as 'The Squirrels', given his diminutive stature.
He is the smallest player at the 2010 Nations Cup, and surely one of the shortest ever to play at the continental showpiece, though a lack of records make this difficult to ascertain.
The 24-year-old is little-known outside of his own country and plays his club football for Tonnerre Bohicon in Benin’s top flight.
He did not make a single appearance in Benin's Nations Cup qualification campaign, and was something of a surprise choice for the final proper.
But coach Michel Dussuyer obviously sees something in the nippy striker, and may well give him a more prominent role in Benin's crucial final Group C fixture against Egypt, having him brought him on for only the final five minutes against the Super Eagles.
Benin made their Nations Cup debut in Tunisia in 2004, before re-appearing in Ghana two years ago.
On both occasions they failed to get out of the first round, and they will need to beat The Pharaohs to make sure they do not make it an unhappy hat-trick.