men's national association football team representing Benin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benin national football team is the national football team of Benin.
Nickname(s) | Les Écureuils (The Squirrels) | ||
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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 | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 91 (22 December 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 | 3 (first in 2004) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 2004, 2008 and 2010 |
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