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The Benin national football team (French: Équipe nationale de Football du Benin), nicknamed Les Guépards (The Cheetahs), represent Benin in men's international association football and are controlled by the Benin Football Federation. They were known as Dahomey until 1975, when the Republic of Dahomey became Benin.

Benin

Nickname(s)	Les Guépards (The Cheetahs) Formerly: Les Ecureuils (The Squirrels)
Association	Benin Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Moussa Latoundji (caretaker)
Captain	Khaled Adénon
Most caps	Stéphane Sessègnon (83)
Top scorer	Stéphane Sessègnon (24)
Home stadium	Stade de l'Amitié
FIFA code	BEN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	91 (6 October 2022)[1]
Highest	59 (November–December 2009, April 2010)
Lowest	165 (July 1996)
First international
Dahomey 0–1 Nigeria  (Dahomey; 8 November 1959)
Biggest win
Dahomey 7–0 Mauritania  (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961)
Biggest defeat
Nigeria 10–1 Dahomey  (Nigeria; 28 November 1959)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	4 (first in 2004)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2019)

Benin have been affiliated with FIFA since 1962 and are a member of the Confederation of African Football since 1969. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but have participated at four Africa Cups of Nations in 2004, 2008, 2010 and 2019, never placing in the top two in the group stage at all of these occasions.

History

Benin hosted its first official international match on 8 November 1959, a 1-0 loss to Nigeria. The match was played while the country was still a French dependency, prior to its independence on 1 August 1960.

Benin qualified for the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, their first AFCON in history. However, they lost all three matches to South Africa, Morocco and Nigeria. Benin's only goal was scored by Moussa Latoundji against Nigeria.

History repeated itself again in 2008, when Benin lost to Mali, the Ivory Coast and Nigeria. Again, they scored only one goal through Razak Omotoyossi in the 4-1 defeat to the Ivory Coast.

In 2010, Benin's football championship was suspended after the Benin Football Federation's president, Anjorin Moucharaf, was arrested. Members of the BFF decried the imprisonment, saying that Moucharaf had been unjustly accused of fraud, leading to 12 of the 15 board members resigning in protest.[2]

In the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Benin topped their group in the second round. They started with a defeat to Angola but went on to win the next four matches and ensure their qualification before the final day. In the third round of the qualifiers, Benin finished second in their group, three points behind Ghana. Despite not qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Benin's second place finish ensured their qualification to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, where they drew against Mozambique to receive their first ever point at the AFCON. The Squirrels then lost their other two matches against Nigeria and defending champions Egypt to finish third in their group and fail to progress to the next round. After that disastrous performance, on 8 February 2010, the Benin Football Federation, not willing to accept a group stage exit for the third time in a row, dissolved the national team and sacked coach Michel Dussuyer, as well as the rest of his staff.[3][4] Dussuyer was unaware that he had been sacked and claimed that he had not done anything wrong.[5] The team became an innocent victim of enraged African countries failing to accept defeat at major tournaments and disbanding their national teams in the early 2010s, along with Nigeria, the team that Benin have met in the group stage of all three of their AFCONs before their disbandment, which were suspended for two years by President Goodluck Jonathan after the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

In the second round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Benin were placed in Group H with Algeria, Mali and Rwanda. Benin finished third in their group, failing to advance to the next round.

On 9 May 2016, FIFA suspended Benin for unknown reasons.

At the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, despite advancing only as the third-best third-placed team, Benin, reunited with Dussuyer, reached the quarter-finals, where they lost to Senegal, with a shock win over Morocco.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021

2022

2023

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[6]
• Match dates: 4 and 8 June 2022
• Opposition:  Senegal and  Mozambique
• Caps and goals correct as of: 8 June 2022, after the match against  Mozambique

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
16	1GK	Saturnin Allagbé	(1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 28)	36	0	Dijon
	1GK	Marcel Dandjinou	(1998-06-25) 25 June 1998 (age 24)	2	0	JDR Stars
	1GK	Loukmane Farou Moussa	(2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Hammarby TFF
	2DF	Khaled Adénon	(1985-07-28) 28 July 1985 (age 37)	81	2	Doxa Katokopias
12	2DF	David Kiki	(1993-11-25) 25 November 1993 (age 28)	37	0	FCV Farul Constanța
6	2DF	Olivier Verdon	(1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 27)	29	0	Ludogorets Razgrad
2	2DF	Youssouf Assogba	(2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 21)	17	0	Amiens
	2DF	Moïse Adiléhou	(1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 (age 27)	14	1	NAC Breda
	2DF	Melvyn Doremus	(1996-10-29) 29 October 1996 (age 26)	11	0	Chambly
5	2DF	Yohan Roche	(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 25)	8	1	Adanaspor
	2DF	Mohamed Tijani	(1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 25)	1	0	Teplice
	3MF	Jordan Adéoti	(1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 33)	44	1	Stade Lavallois
	3MF	Sessi D'Almeida	(1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 26)	24	1	Pau FC
7	3MF	Mattéo Ahlinvi	(1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 23)	11	0	Dijon
18	3MF	Junior Olaitan	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 20)	10	1	Chamois Niortais
	3MF	Ryan Adigo	(2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 21)	1	0	Würzburger Kickers
	4FW	Mickaël Poté	(1984-09-24) 24 September 1984 (age 38)	69	10	Mağusa Türk Gücü
20	4FW	Jodel Dossou	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 30)	50	7	Clermont Foot
	4FW	Steve Mounié	(1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 28)	42	13	Stade Brestois
14	4FW	Cebio Soukou	(1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 30)	21	4	SV Sandhausen
	4FW	Marcellin Koukpo	(1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 27)	18	2	Constantine
	4FW	Désiré Segbé Azankpo	(1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 29)	15	0	Bayern Munich II
	4FW	Tosin Aiyegun	(1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 24)	5	2	Zürich
	4FW	Angel Chibozo	(2003-07-01) 1 July 2003 (age 19)	1	0	Juventus

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Benin in the last 12 months.[7]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Guillaume Agbégninou	(1999-12-26) 26 December 1999 (age 22)	0	0	ASVO	v.  Togo, 29 March 2022
DF	Cédric Hountondji	(1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 28)	18	0	Clermont	v.  DR Congo, 14 November 2021
DF	Djalilou Ouorou	(1997-07-18) 18 July 1997 (age 25)	3	0	Les Buffles	v.  DR Congo, 14 November 2021
DF	Abdou Bourou	(2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 (age 22)	1	0	ASKO Kara	v.  DR Congo, 14 November 2021
MF	Rodrigue Kossi	(2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 22)	9	0	Club Africain	v.  Togo, 29 March 2022
MF	Jérôme Bonou	(1994-01-27) 27 January 1994 (age 28)	6	0	Djoliba	v.  DR Congo, 14 November 2021
FW	Tidjani Anaane	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 25)	11	0	Menemenspor	v.  Togo, 29 March 2022
FW	Roland Béakou	(2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 21)	1	0	Loto-Popo	v.  Togo, 29 March 2022
FW	Charbel Gomez	(2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 21)	16	0	Amiens	v.  DR Congo, 14 November 2021

Player records

As of 8 June 2022[8]

Players in bold are still active with Benin.

Competitive records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1970	Did not enter									Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	1	10
1978 to 1982	Did not enter									Did not enter
1986	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	6
1990	Did not enter									Did not enter
1994	Did not qualify									6	1	0	5	3	19
1998	Did not enter									Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	1	2
2006										12	2	3	7	13	26
2010										6	3	1	2	6	6
2014										6	2	2	2	8	9
2018										2	1	0	1	2	3
2022										6	3	1	2	5	4
2026	To be determined									Qualification yet to start
Total	−	0/23	−	−	−	−	−	−		45	12	8	25	39	85

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957	Part of  France
1959
1962	Not affiliated to CAF
1963
1965	Did not enter
1968
1970
1972	Did not qualify
1974	Withdrew
1976
1978	Did not enter
1980	Did not qualify
1982	Did not enter
1984	Did not qualify
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996	Withdrew
1998	Did not qualify
2000
2002
2004	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	1	8
2006	Did not qualify
2008	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	1	7
2010	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	5
2012	Did not qualify
2013
2015
2017
2019	Quarter-finals	8th	5	0	4	1	3	4
2021	Did not qualify
2023	To be determined
2025
Total	Quarter-finals	4/33	14	0	5	9	7	24

References

External links

• Football au Bénin (in French)
• Le miroir du football béninois! (in French)

На других языках

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- [en] Benin national football team

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[ru] Сборная Бенина по футболу

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