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References
- ↑ RFI - CAN 2010 - Mouftaou ADOU Archived 2012-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Mouftaou Adou at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Tinhan turns down chance to play for Benin
- ↑ Verwirrung – Comoe kommt, Mouftaou nicht
- ↑ Soccer-Benin squad for African Nations Cup
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