Ghana Must Go West passing through Benin and Togo. Over 1 Million Ghanaians were affected by the order. Ghanaians were mostly attracted to Nigeria because of the oil market of the 70's, but in 1983 when the "Ghana Must Go" revolution started, the economy had weakened and was fast falling apart. It was also the election year during that time. Once the migrants got to Benin, the way out was restricted. Those who had already made it to Benin were stuck in the port of Cotonou, the capital city of Benin, with hopes of getting a boat to Ghana. The problems they experienced
2005 African Youth Championship 2005 African Youth Championship The 2005 African Youth Championship was an international football competition that took place between 15 and 29 January 2005. The tournament was hosted by Benin and also served as qualification for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. Burundi and Mauritius withdrew. A bye was therefore given to respectively the Republic of Congo and Lesotho. Republic of Congo, Congo Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Gabon and Tanzania withdrew. A bye was therefore given to respectively Cameroon, Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana and Zimbabwe. Niger were disqualified by the FIFA. Accusations were made to each other from Lesotho and Zimbabwe of using over-aged