Benin national football team

Benin

Nickname(s)

Les Écureuils
(The Squirrels)

Association

Fédération Béninoise de Football

Sub-confederation

WAFU (West Africa)

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Oumar Tchomogo (caretaker)

Captain

Stéphane Sessègnon

Top scorer

Razak Omotoyossi (21)

Home stadium

Stade de l'Amitié

FIFA code

BEN

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

(5 May 2016)

Highest

59 (November 2009, April 2010)

Lowest

165 (July 1996)

Elo ranking

Current

113

Highest

93 (Nov 2009 – Jan 2010)

Lowest

165 (1995-96)

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

Round 1

Website

http://www.febefoot.com/

The Benin national football team, nicknamed Les Écureuils (The Squirrels), is the national football team of Benin and is controlled by the Fédération Béninoise de Football. 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.^[1]

Competition records

World Cup record

1930 to 1970 – Did not enter
1974 – Did not qualify
1978 to 1982 – Did not enter
1986 – Did not qualify
1990 – Did not enter
1994 – Did not qualify
1998 – Did not enter
2002 to 2018 – Did not qualify

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	Withdrew
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	To Be Determined
Total	3/29	0 Titles	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	3/5	0 Titles	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
Total	2/3	0 Titles	7	0	3	4	5	11

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

This is a list of matches over the past twelve months and any future scheduled matches.

Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Competition
12 October 2014	Dar-es-Salaam	Tanzania	1–4	Friendly match
13 November 2014	Agadir	Morocco	1–6	Friendly match
14 June 2015	Bata	Equatorial Guinea	1–1	2017 AFCON qualification
6 September 2015	Cotonou	Mali	1–1	2017 AFCON qualification

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification games against South Sudan on 23 and 27 March 2016.^[2]
Caps and goals updated as of 27 March 2016 after the game against South Sudan.^[3]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Fabien Farnolle	(1984-09-21) 21 September 1984	13	0	Le Havre
1GK	Saturnin Allagbé	(1993-11-22) 22 November 1993	10	0	Niort
1GK	Christophe Aifimi	(1989-08-21) 21 August 1989	0	0	AS Tanda

2DF	Khaled Adénon	(1985-07-28) 28 July 1985	47	1	Amiens
2DF	Junior Salomon	(1986-04-08) 8 April 1986	15	0	Plateau United
2DF	Jordan Adéoti	(1989-03-12) 12 March 1989	13	1	Caen
2DF	Nana Nafihou	(1988-01-30) 30 January 1988	9	0	Wydad Casablanca
2DF	David Kiki	(1993-11-25) 25 November 1993	7	0	Niort
2DF	Paterne Kounnou		0	0	Akwa United
2DF	Appollinaire Danvidé		0	0	AS Douanes

3MF	Stéphane Sessègnon (c)	(1984-06-01) 1 June 1984	61	17	West Bromwich Albion
3MF	Djiman Koukou	(1990-11-14) 14 November 1990	31	1	Niort
3MF	Babatounde Bello	(1989-10-06) 6 October 1989	12	2	Spartak Trnava
3MF	Jodel Dossou	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992	12	1	Austria Lustenau
3MF	David Djigla	(1995-08-23) 23 August 1995	9	1	Niort
3MF	Chamseddine Chaona		0	0	Espérance de Tunis

4FW	Razak Omotoyossi	(1985-10-08) 8 October 1985	52	21	Al-Nahda
4FW	Mickaël Poté	(1984-09-24) 24 September 1984	34	5	Adana Demirspor
4FW	Rudy Gestede	(1988-10-10) 10 October 1988	9	3	Aston Villa
4FW	Abdel Fadel Suanon	(1995-06-24) 24 June 1995	9	1	Damac
4FW	Frédéric Gounongbé	(1988-05-01) 1 May 1988	6	2	Westerlo
4FW	Jacques Bessan	(1993-09-15) 15 September 1993	5	1	EGS Gafsa
4FW	Steve Mounié	(1994-09-29) 29 September 1994	3	1	Nîmes

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Benin squad within the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Steve Glodjinon	(1993-12-18) 18 December 1993	0	0	Energie FC	v. Mali, 6 September 2015

DF	Séïdou Barazé	(1990-10-20) 20 October 1990	12	0	Al-Fahaheel	v. Burkina Faso, 17 November 2015
DF	Emmanuel Imorou	(1988-09-16) 16 September 1988	10	0	Caen	v. Burkina Faso, 17 November 2015
DF	Lazadi Fousséni	(1991-11-30) 30 November 1991	6	0	Bayelsa United	v. Burkina Faso, 17 November 2015
DF	Éric Tossavi	(1992-05-24) 24 May 1992	2	0	Avrankou	v. Burkina Faso, 17 November 2015
DF	Antonin Kassa	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994	0	0	Energie FC	v. Mali, 6 September 2015
DF	Réda Johnson	(1988-03-21) 21 March 1988	11	0	Coventry City	v. Equatorial Guinea, 14 June 2015
DF	Nabil Yarou	(1993-06-16) 16 June 1993	0	0	ASPAC	v. Equatorial Guinea, 14 June 2015

MF	Sessi D'Almeida	(1995-11-20) 20 November 1995	2	0	Paris Saint-Germain	v. South Sudan, 23 March 2016 ^DEC
MF	Mama Séïbou	(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995	9	0	ASPAC	v. Burkina Faso, 17 November 2015
MF	Arsène Loko		0	0	Africa Sports	v. Burkina Faso, 17 November 2015
MF	Mouritala Ogunbiyi	(1982-10-10) 10 October 1982	42	6	Free agent	v. Equatorial Guinea, 14 June 2015
MF	Azime Gounou		0	0	Mogas	v. Equatorial Guinea, 14 June 2015

FW	Mohamed Aoudou	(1989-11-30) 30 November 1989	15	2	CR Belouizdad	v. Congo, 13 October 2015
FW	Daniel Lanignan	(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993	3	0	Dragons de l'Ouémé	v. Equatorial Guinea, 14 June 2015

Notes

^DEC Player declined the call-up to the squad
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

List of Benin managers

Serge Devèze
Wabi Gomez
Peter Schnittger (1992)
Moise Ekoue (1993)
Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (2003–2004)
Hervé Revelli (2004)
Edmé Codjo (2005–2007)
Didier Notheaux (2007)
Reinhard Fabisch (2007–2008)
Michel Dussuyer (2008–2010)
Jean-Marc Nobilo (2010)
Denis Goavec (2010–2011)
Edmé Codjo (2011–2012)
Manuel Amoros (2012–2014)
Didier Ollé-Nicolle (2014)
Oumar Tchomogo (2015–)

References

↑ Benin löst Nationalelf auf
↑ "CAN 2017 : La liste du Bénin contre le Sud Soudan" (in French). africatopsports.com.
↑ "Benin".

Football in Benin

Fédération Béninoise de Football

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

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

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 Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe

Non-regional Members	Réunion¹

¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

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

Finalists

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 phase

Squads

Benin squad – 2004 African Cup of Nations

1 Chitou 2 Latoundji 3 Dinalo 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 Adjamonsi 16 Agueh 17 Remy 18 S. Tchomogo 19 Ahouéya 20 Oladipupo 21 Akpakoun 22 Kabirou Coach: Attuquayefio

Benin squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations

1 Chitou 2 Koukou 3 Adénon 4 Traore 5 Chrysostome 6 Okétola 7 Boco 8 Omotoyossi 9 Maiga 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 Ouzerou Coach: Fabisch

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 Adanhoume 16 Chitou 17 Sessègnon 18 Tchomogo 19 Ahouéya 20 Séka 21 Adou 22 Amoussou 23 Imorou Coach: Dussuyer

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-–)

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