Benin at the Africa Cup of Nations

Benin is a weaker side in the Africa Cup of Nations, and only managed four appearances in the tournament. Benin first appeared in 2004,[1] before qualifying again in 2008, 2010, 2019 and 2025. While Benin has never finished a group stage in the top two in AFCON history, nor even won a single match in the competition, the nation managed its best performance in the 2019 tournament, when they reached the quarter-finals, including a shock win over Morocco on penalties.[2] This made Benin the first team to reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations without ever winning a single competitive match in regulation in their participation history.

Overall record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1957 Part of  France
1959
1962 Not affiliated to CAF
1963
1965 Did not enter
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 Quarter-finals 8th 5 0 4 1 3 4
2021 Did not qualify
2023
2025 Qualified
2027 To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 5/35 14 0 5 9 7 24

Squads

Participation history

2004 Tunisia

Main article: 2004 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
 South Africa 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
 Benin 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
South Africa 2–0 Benin
Nomvethe 58', 76'
Attendance: 12,000
Morocco 4–0 Benin
Chamakh 17'
Mokhtari 73'
Ouaddou 75'
El Karkouri 80'
Attendance: 20,000
Nigeria 2–1 Benin
Lawal 35'
Utaka 76'		 Latoundji 90'
Attendance: 15,000

2008 Ghana

Main article: 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
 Nigeria 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
 Mali 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
 Benin 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Mali 1–0 Benin
Kanouté 49' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 11,000
Ivory Coast 4–1 Benin
Drogba 40'
Y. Touré 44'
Keïta 53'
Dindane 63'		 Report Omotoyossi 90'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Kenias Marange (Zimbabwe)
Nigeria 2–0 Benin
Mikel 53'
Yakubu 86'		 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)

2010 Angola

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
 Benin 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
 Mozambique 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Mozambique 2–2 Benin
Miro 29'
Fumo 54'		 Report Omotoyossi 14' (pen.)
Khan 20' (o.g.)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Nigeria 1–0 Benin
Yakubu 42' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Egypt 2–0 Benin
Elmohamady 7'
Moteab 23'		 Report
Attendance: 12,500

2019 Egypt

Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
3  Benin 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Guinea-Bissau 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: CAF
Ghana 2–2 Benin
 Report
Attendance: 8,094[4]
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Benin 0–0 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Attendance: 9,212[5]
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Benin 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Attendance: 14,120[6]
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Round of sixteen
Morocco 1–1 (a.e.t.) Benin
 Report
Penalties
 1–4
Attendance: 7,500[7]
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Quarter-finals
Senegal 1–0 Benin
 Report
Attendance: 5,798[8]

References

  1. ^ "Football 365 - Toute l'actualité du foot en direct - Football".
  2. ^ "Benin shock Morocco to reach last eight". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ Kick-off delayed by 15 minutes due to floodlight failure
  4. ^ "Ghana vs. Benin". ESPN. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Benin vs. Guinea-Bissau". ESPN. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Benin vs. Cameroon". ESPN. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Morocco vs. Benin". ESPN. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Senegal vs. Benin". ESPN. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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