Benin at the Africa Cup of Nations

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Benin is a weaker side in the Africa Cup of Nations, and only managed four appearances in the tournament. Benin first appeared in 2004, [1] before qualified again in 2008, 2010 and 2019. While Benin has not been unable to join the top two highest ranked team in AFCON history, nor even win a single match in the competition, Benin managed its best performance in the tournament, during the 2019 AFCON when Benin came to quarter-finals, including a shock win over Morocco after penalty shootout. [2] This means Benin is the first team to reach the quarter-finals of AFCON without ever winning a single competitive match in their participation history.

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Overall record

Africa Cup of Nations record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg 1957 Part of Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg 1959
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg 1962 Not affiliated to CAF
Flag of Ghana.svg 1963
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1965 Did not enter
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg 1968
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg 1970
Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg 1972 Did not qualify
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg 1974 Withdrew
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg 1976
Flag of Ghana.svg 1978 Did not enter
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1980 Did not qualify
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 1982 Did not enter
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1984 Did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 1986
Flag of Morocco.svg 1988
Flag of Algeria.svg 1990
Flag of Senegal.svg 1992
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1994
Flag of South Africa.svg 1996 Withdrew
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 1998 Did not qualify
Flag of Ghana.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg 2000
Flag of Mali.svg 2002
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2004 Group stage16th300318
Flag of Egypt.svg 2006 Did not qualify
Flag of Ghana.svg 2008 Group stage15th300317
Flag of Angola.svg 2010 Group stage14th301225
Flag of Gabon.svg Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 2012 Did not qualify
Flag of South Africa.svg 2013
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 2015
Flag of Gabon.svg 2017
Flag of Egypt.svg 2019 Quarter-finals8th504134
Flag of Cameroon.svg 2021 Did not qualify
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2023
Flag of Morocco.svg 2025 To be determined
Flag of Kenya.svg Flag of Tanzania.svg Flag of Uganda.svg 2027
TotalQuarter-finals4/3414059724

Squads

Participation history

2004 Tunisia

Group stage
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 321061+57
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 320162+46
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 311135−24
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 300318−70
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Nomvethe Soccerball shade.svg58', 76'
Stade Taïeb El Mhiri, Sfax
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Chamakh Soccerball shade.svg17'
Mokhtari Soccerball shade.svg73'
Ouaddou Soccerball shade.svg75'
El Karkouri Soccerball shade.svg80'
Stade Taïeb El Mhiri, Sfax
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Lawal Soccerball shade.svg35'
Utaka Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Latoundji Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stade Taïeb El Mhiri, Sfax
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)

2008 Ghana

Group stage
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 330081+79
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 311121+14
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 311113−24
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 300317−60
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Kanouté Soccerball shade.svg49' (pen.) Report
Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg4–1Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Drogba Soccerball shade.svg40'
Y. Touré Soccerball shade.svg44'
Keïta Soccerball shade.svg53'
Dindane Soccerball shade.svg63'		 Report Omotoyossi Soccerball shade.svg90'
Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Kenias Marange (Zimbabwe)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Mikel Soccerball shade.svg53'
Yakubu Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report
Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)

2010 Angola

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 330071+69
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 320153+26
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 301225−31
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 301227−51
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg2–2Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Miro Soccerball shade.svg29'
Fumo Soccerball shade.svg54'		 Report Omotoyossi Soccerball shade.svg14' (pen.)
Khan Soccerball shade.svg20' (o.g.)
Estádio Nacional de Ombaka, Benguela
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Yakubu Soccerball shade.svg42' (pen.) Report
Estádio Nacional de Ombaka, Benguela
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Elmohamady Soccerball shade.svg7'
Moteab Soccerball shade.svg23'		 Report
Estádio Nacional de Ombaka, Benguela
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

2019 Egypt

Group stage
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 312042+25Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 312020+25
3Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 30302203
4Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 301204−41
Source: CAF
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg 2–2 Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Report
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 8,094 [4]
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg 0–0 Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 9,212 [5]
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg 0–0 Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 14,120 [6]
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Round of sixteen
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Report
Penalties
1–4
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 7,500 [7]
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Quarter-finals
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg 1–0 Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Report
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 5,798 [8]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

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References

  1. ↑ "Football 365 - Toute l'actualité du foot en direct - Football".
  2. ↑ "Benin shock Morocco to reach last eight". BBC Sport.
  3. ↑ Kick-off delayed by 15 minutes due to floodlight failure
  4. ↑ "Ghana vs. Benin". ESPN. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Benin vs. Guinea-Bissau". ESPN. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Benin vs. Cameroon". ESPN. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Morocco vs. Benin". ESPN. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Senegal vs. Benin". ESPN. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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