Benin national football team results (2020–present)

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This page details the match results and statistics of the Benin national football team from 2020 to present.

Contents

Results

Benin's score is shown first in each case.

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionBenin scorersAtt.Ref.
11 October 2020 Estádio Pina Manique, Lisbon (N)Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 2–0 Friendly Soukou 30', Mounié 75'0 [lower-alpha 1] [1] [2]
14 November 2020 Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo (H)Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Dossou 23' [1] [3]
17 November 2020 Setsoto Stadium, Maseru (A)Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 0–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [1] [4]
27 March 2021Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo (H)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [1] [5]
8 June 2021 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou (H)Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2–2Friendly Soukou 12', Roche 80' [1] [6]
15 June 2021 [lower-alpha 2] General Lansana Conté Stadium, Conakry (A)Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 0–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [1] [9]
Notes
  1. Match held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. The match was originally due to be played on 30 March 2021 in Freetown, but was postponed after five Benin players tested positive for COVID-19 and Benin refused to play, questioning the validity of the tests. [7] It was rearranged for 14 June 2021 at the General Lansana Conté Stadium in Conakry, Guinea, but Sierra Leone refused to play following positive COVID-19 tests for six of their players, with the match rearranged again for the following day at the same venue. [8]

Record by opponent

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDWPCT
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 110020+2100.00
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 211010+150.00
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10010110.00
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 10010110.00
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 10102200.00
Total 622254+133.33
Updated to match(es) played on match played 15 June 2021. Source: Results

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