Benin was the fourth African country to receive equipment from Angels at Bat with its first shipment in February 2021.  Our Beninese equipment recipient has been immensely grateful and looks forward to a long term connection with Angels at Bat.  This connection was only made possible by the willingness of Oluwafemi Aina to bring equipment over to his neighboring country.

1. Abomey-Calavi

In January of 2021 we received a message from a Mr. Chitou Moubarakou requesting equipment.  Chitou shared his experience with baseball with us and how he is implementing a strong program in is home country of Benin.  

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Mr. Moubarakou is the President and Coach of Privilege Baseball Association and the Secretary General of the Beninese Baseball / Softball Federation (F2BS).  Chitou is a passionate baseball fanatic and has loved the game for some time.  Chitou states that:

"From a young age I played basketball and I played in school teams and that of my city but my passion for baseball came during a humanitarian mission of an American NGO distributing medical glasses and eye consultation which I  was one of the volunteers in this activity because I was working as a hospital administrator in a health center in my city where I was a contractual employee. One of the American missionaries was an amateur player in this sport which is baseball.  I started by doing research and watched videos of baseball. I took diploma training to have the skills to coach the kids in my neighborhood.  I received a state scholarship from the National Olympic and Sports Committee and I obtained my level one baseball coach diploma. Currently I am dedicated to training baseball in my community."

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We have been connected with a shipping company based out of New York who has sent our equipment to Chitou in Benin.