Benin national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Benin women's national football team.

Benin

Nickname(s)	Les Écureuils (The Squirrels)
Association	Benin Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Michel Dussuyer
Captain	Stéphane Sessègnon
Most caps	Stéphane Sessègnon (73)
Top scorer	Stéphane Sessègnon, Razak Omotoyossi (21)
Home stadium	Stade de l'Amitié
FIFA code	BEN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	94 (7 February 2019)[1]
Highest	59 (November–December 2009, April 2010)
Lowest	165 (July 1996)
Elo ranking
Current	107 5 (3 March 2019)[2]
Highest	93 (6 January 2010)
Lowest	165 (13 May 1995)
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	3 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage, 2004, 2008 and 2010

The Benin national football team, nicknamed Les Écureuils (The Squirrels), is the national football team of Benin and is controlled by the Benin Football Federation. They were known as the Dahomey national football team until 1975, when Republic of Dahomey became Benin. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but have reached three recent African Nations Cups – 2004, 2008, and 2010. On 8 February 2010 after the preliminary competition from the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, the Benin Football Federation dissolved the national team, coach Henri Dussuyer and his complete staff were fired.^[3] On May 9, 2016, Benin was suspended from FIFA.

Contents

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  1 Competition records
  
  
  
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    1.1 World Cup record
    
  
  
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    1.2 Africa Cup of Nations
    
  
  
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    1.3 West African Nations Cup
    
  
  
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    1.4 WAFU Nations Cup
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Results and fixtures
  
  
  
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    2.1 2018
    
  
  
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    2.2 2019
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Players
  
  
  
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    3.1 Current squad
    
  
  
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    3.2 Recent call-ups
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Records
  


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  5 List of Benin managers
  


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  6 References
  


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  7 External links
  

Competition 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	To be determined									Qualification yet to start
2026	To be determined									Qualification yet to start
Total	−	0/21	−	−	−	−	−	−		39	9	7	23	34	81

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1962	Did not enter
1963
1965
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	To be determined
2021	To be determined
2023	To be determined
Total	Group stage	3/31	9	0	1	8	4	20

West African Nations Cup West African Nations Cup record Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA 1982 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 4 8 1983 Did not enter 1984 Group stage 5th 4 0 0 4 3 9 1986 Did not enter 1987 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 3 7 Total Group stage 3/5 10 0 4 6 10 24

WAFU Nations Cup WAFU Nations Cup record Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA 2010 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 0 5 2011 Did not enter 2013 Fourth place 4th 4 0 2 2 5 6 2017 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 4 8 Total Fourth place 3/4 12 2 3 7 9 19

Results and fixtures

  Win
  Draw
  Loss

2018

Togo  v  Benin

9 September 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Togo	0–0	Benin	Lomé, Togo
16:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Stade Municipal Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Algeria  v  Benin

12 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Algeria	2–0	Benin	Blida, Algeria
20:45 CET	Bensebaini  21' Bounedjah  75'	Report		Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

Benin  v  Algeria

16 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Benin	1–0	Algeria	Cotonou, Benin
16:00 WAT	D'Almeida  16'	Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Gambia  v  Benin

17 November 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Gambia	3–1	Benin	Bakau, Gambia
16:30 GMT	L. Jallow  70' B. Jobe  78' A. Jallow  90+5'	Report	Mounié  34'	Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

2019

Benin  v  Togo

24 March 2019 2019 AFCONQ	Benin	v	Togo	Cotonou, Benin
16:00 WAT		Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected for the AFCON qualifier match against Togo on 24 March 2019.^[4]

Caps and goals updated as of 17 November 2018 after the game against Gambia.^[5]
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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Fabien Farnolle	(1985-02-05) 5 February 1985 (age 34)	23	0	Malatyaspor
	1GK	Saturnin Allagbé	(1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 25)	12	0	Niort
	1GK	Cherif Dine Akakpo		0	0	Buffles
	2DF	Khaled Adénon	(1985-07-28) 28 July 1985 (age 33)	58	2	Amiens
	2DF	Junior Salomon	(1986-04-08) 8 April 1986 (age 32)	21	0	Plateau United
	2DF	David Kiki	(1993-11-25) 25 November 1993 (age 25)	17	0	Brest
	2DF	Rodrigue Fassinou	(1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 19)	11	0	ASPAC
	2DF	Séidou Barazé	(1990-10-20) 20 October 1990 (age 28)	15	0	Yzeure
	2DF	Emmanuel Imorou	(1988-09-16) 16 September 1988 (age 30)	12	0	Caen
	2DF	Olivier Verdon	(1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 23)	9	0	Sochaux-Montbéliard
	2DF	Moise Adilehou	(1995-11-01) 1 November 1995 (age 23)	2	0	Levadiakos
	3MF	Mama Séïbou	(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 23)	21	2	SC Toulon
	3MF	Jordan Adéoti	(1989-03-12) 12 March 1989 (age 30)	21	0	Auxerre
	3MF	Cebio Soukou	(1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 26)	0	0	Hansa
	3MF	Tidjani Anaane	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 21)	0	0	Ben Guerdane
	3MF	Kossi Fiogbé	(2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 18)	0	0	Club Africain
	3MF	Patrick Sèdjamè		0	0	Buffles
	4FW	Jodel Dossou	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 27)	23	2	Vaduz
	4FW	David Djigla	(1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 (age 23)	18	3	Niort
	4FW	Steve Mounié	(1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 24)	13	2	Huddersfield Town
	4FW	Jacques Bessan	(1993-09-15) 15 September 1993 (age 25)	9	1	Stade Tunisien
	4FW	Segbé Azankpo	(1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 25)	6	0	FK Senica
	4FW	Yannick Aguemon	(1992-02-11) 11 February 1992 (age 27)	0	0	OH Leuven

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Chams Chaona	(1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 22)	2	0	Stade Gabèsien	v.  Gambia, 17 November 2018
MF	Stéphane Sessègnon	(1984-06-01) 1 June 1984 (age 34)	73	21	Gençlerbirliği	v.  Togo, 24 March 2019 SUS
MF	Sessi D'Almeida	(1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 23)	5	1	Yeovil Town	v.  Togo, 24 March 2019 SUS
MF	Djiman Koukou	(1990-11-14) 14 November 1990 (age 28)	41	1	Lens	v.  Gambia, 17 November 2018
MF	Jean Marie Guéra	(1996-12-22) 22 December 1996 (age 22)	0	0	Enyimba	v.  Gambia, 17 November 2018
FW	Mickaël Poté	(1984-09-24) 24 September 1984 (age 34)	46	7	Adana Demirspor	v.  Togo, 24 March 2019 SUS
FW	Marcellin Koukpo	(1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 23)	12	2	Hammam Lif	v.  Gambia, 17 November 2018
DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Player has retired from international football. SUS Suspended from the national team.

Records

As of 20 November 2018

Players in bold text are still active with Benin.

Most Caps[6] # Player Caps Goals Career 1 Stéphane Sessègnon 73 21 2004– 2 Khaled Adénon 58 2 2006– = Damien Chrysostome 58 0 2002–2011 4 Razak Omotoyossi 55 21 2004–2016 = Jocelyn Ahouéya 55 3 2003–2013 6 Romuald Boco 52 1 2004–2013 7 Séïdath Tchomogo 51 4 2003–2014 8 Mickaël Poté 46 7 2008– 9 Kayodé Adjamossi 44 1 2002–2013 10 Mouritala Ogunbiyi 42 6 2007–2014

Top Goalscorers[6] # Player Goals Caps Career 1 Stéphane Sessègnon 21 73 2004– = Razak Omotoyossi 21 55 2004–2016 3 Oumar Tchomogo 15 34 1995–2008 4 Mickaël Poté 7 46 2008– 5 Mouritala Ogunbiyi 6 42 2001–2010 6 Moussa Latoundji 6 21 1993–2004

List of Benin managers

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  Serge Devèze
  


• Wabi Gomez


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  Peter Schnittger (1992)


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  Moise Ekoue (1993)


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  Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (2003–2004)


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  Hervé Revelli (2004)


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  Edmé Codjo (2005–2007)


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  Didier Notheaux (2007)


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  Reinhard Fabisch (2007–2008)


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  Michel Dussuyer (2008–2010)


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  Jean-Marc Nobilo (2010)


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  Denis Goavec (2010–2011)


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  Edmé Codjo (2011–2012)


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  Manuel Amoros (2012–2014)


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  Didier Ollé-Nicolle (2014)


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  Oumar Tchomogo (2015–2017)


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  Michel Dussuyer (2018–)

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v t e Football in Benin
Benin Football Federation
National teams	Men National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 Women National team U-20 U-17
League system	Men Benin Premier League
Domestic cups	Men Benin Cup Benin Super Cup
Awards	Footballer of the Year Top scorers
Lists	All-time Table Champions Clubs International footballers Foreign players Venues
Men's clubs Women's clubs Men's players Women's players Expatriate players Managers Referees Venues Seasons Records

v t e National football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar1
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion1
1 Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

v t e West African Football Union
International competitions	WAFU competitions WAFU Nations Cup WAFU U-20 Championship Zonal competitions UEMOA Tournament Defunct competitions Amílcar Cabral Cup (Zone 2) West African Nations Cup (Zone 3) CEDEAO Cup (Zone 3)
Club competitions	West African Club Championship
Affiliated football associations	Zone A Cape Verde Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Senegal Sierra Leone Zone B Benin Burkina Faso Ghana Ivory Coast Niger Nigeria Togo
National teams	Zone A Cape Verde Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Senegal Sierra Leone Zone B Benin Burkina Faso Ghana Ivory Coast Niger Nigeria Togo
Prizes	West African Footballer of the Year

v t e National sports teams of Benin
Basketball M W M U/19 M U/17 W U/19 W U/17 Volleyball
Olympics Paralympics

Finalists
v t e 2010 Africa Cup of Nations finalists Champions Egypt Runners-up Ghana Third place Nigeria Fourth place Algeria Eliminated in quarter-finals Angola Cameroon Ivory Coast Zambia Eliminated in group stage Benin Burkina Faso Gabon Malawi Mali Mozambique Togo Tunisia Qualification Squads Knockout stage

Squads

v t e Benin squad – 2004 African Cup of Nations 1 Chitou 2 Latoundji 3 Adigo 4 Suka 5 Chrysostome 6 Okétola 7 Boco 8 Toklomety 9 D'Jaffo 10 O. Tchomogo 11 Ogunbiyi 12 Singbo 13 Agnidé 14 Gaspoz 15 Adjamossi 16 Agueh 17 Remy 18 S. Tchomogo 19 Ahouéya 20 Oladipupo 21 Akpakoun 22 Kabirou Coach: Attuquayefio v t e Benin squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Chitou 2 Koukou 3 Adénon 4 Traoré 5 Chrysostome 6 Okétola 7 Boco 8 Omotoyossi 9 Maïga 10 Tchomogo 11 Olou 12 Rouga 13 Séka 14 Gaspoz 15 Adjamossi 16 Djidonou 17 Sessègnon 18 Tchomogo 19 Ahouéya 20 Oladipupo 21 Soglo 22 Amoussou 23 Ouzérou Coach: Fabisch v t e Benin squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Djidonou 2 Salomon 3 Adénon 4 Koukou 5 Chrysostome 6 Johnson 7 Boco 8 Omotoyossi 9 Aoudou 10 Kobéna 11 Ogunbiyi 12 Singbo 13 Angan 14 Poté 15 Adanhoumé 16 Chitou 17 Sessègnon 18 Tchomogo 19 Ahouéya 20 Séka 21 Adou 22 Amoussou 23 Imorou Coach: Dussuyer v t e Benin national football team – managers Varga (1964–66) Liebháber (1983–84) Schnittger (1990–94) Biotchane (xxxx–xx) Taelman (2001–03) Attuquayefio (2003–04) Revelli (2004) Devèze (2005) Codjo (2005–07) Notheaux (2007) Gomez (2007) Fabisch (2007–08) Gomez (2008) Dussuyer (2008–10) Sorin (2010) Nobilo (2010) Goavec (2010–11) Codjo (2011–12) Amoros (2012–14) Ollé-Nicolle (2014) Tchomogo (2015–17) Dussuyer (2018–)

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