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 qualified again in 2008, 2010 and 2019. While Benin has not been unable to join the top two highest ranked team in AFCON history, nor even win a single match in the competition, Benin managed its best performance in the tournament, during the 2019 AFCON when Benin came to quarter-finals, including a shock win over Morocco after penalty shootout.[2] This means Benin is the first team to reach the quarter-finals of AFCON without ever winning a single competitive match in their participation history.

List of performances
Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957Part of  France
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965Did not enter
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970
Cameroon 1972Did not qualify
Egypt 1974Withdrew
Ethiopia 1976
Ghana 1978Did not enter
Nigeria 1980Did not qualify
Libya 1982Did not enter
Ivory Coast 1984Did not qualify
Egypt 1986
Morocco 1988
Algeria 1990
Senegal 1992
Tunisia 1994
South Africa 1996Withdrew
Burkina Faso 1998Did not qualify
Ghana Nigeria 2000
Mali 2002
Tunisia 2004Group stage16th300318
Egypt 2006Did not qualify
Ghana 2008Group stage15th300317
Angola 2010Group stage14th301225
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012Did not qualify
South Africa 2013
Equatorial Guinea 2015
Gabon 2017
Egypt 2019Quarter-finals8th504134
Cameroon 2021Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 2023To be determined
2025
Total Quarter-finals 4/33 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 321061+57
 Nigeria 320162+46
 South Africa 311135−24
 Benin 300318−70
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 330081+79
 Nigeria 311121+14
 Mali 311113−24
 Benin 300317−60
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 330071+69
 Nigeria 320153+26
 Benin 301225−31
 Mozambique 301227−51
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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