This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Benin women's national football team.
Benin
Nickname(s)
Les Guépards (The Cheetahs) Formerly: Les Ecureuils (The Squirrels)
Association
Benin Football Federation
Confederation
CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation
WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach
Gernot Rohr
Captain
Khaled Adénon
Most caps
Stéphane Sessègnon (89)
Top scorer
Stéphane Sessègnon (24)
Home stadium
Stade de l'Amitié
FIFA code
BEN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current
97 1 (4 April 2024)[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
4 (first in 2004)
Best result
Quarter-finals (2019)
The Benin national football team (French: Équipe nationale de Football du Benin), nicknamed Les Guépards (The Cheetahs), represents Benin in men's international association football and are controlled by the Benin Football Federation. They were known as Dahomey until 1975, when the Republic of Dahomey became Benin.
Benin have been affiliated with FIFA since 1962 and are a member of the Confederation of African Football since 1969. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but have participated at four Africa Cups of Nations in 2004, 2008, 2010 and 2019, never placing in the top two in the group stage at all of these occasions. However, Benin has a unique record as the country is the first national team to reach the quarter-finals of an AFCON edition without gaining a single win in their AFCON history.
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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