Benin national football team
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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 Dahomey
became Benin. They have never made 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 Fédération Béninoise de Football
have dissolved the national team, coach Henri Dussuyer and his complete staff were fired.
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team of Benin
Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
and is controlled by the Fédération Béninoise de Football
Fédération Béninoise de Football
The Fédération Béninoise de Football is the governing body of football in Benin. It was founded in 1962, affiliated to FIFA the same year and to CAF in 1969...
. They were known as the Dahomey national football team until 1975, when Dahomey
Dahomey
Dahomey was a country in west Africa in what is now the Republic of Benin. The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful west African state that was founded in the seventeenth century and survived until 1894. From 1894 until 1960 Dahomey was a part of French West Africa. The independent Republic of Dahomey...
became Benin. They have never made 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 Fédération Béninoise de Football
Fédération Béninoise de Football
The Fédération Béninoise de Football is the governing body of football in Benin. It was founded in 1962, affiliated to FIFA the same year and to CAF in 1969...
have dissolved the national team, coach Henri Dussuyer and his complete staff were fired.
World Cup record
- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 19701970 FIFA World CupThe 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
– Did not enter - 19741974 FIFA World CupThe 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
– Did not qualify - 19781978 FIFA World CupThe 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...
to 19821982 FIFA World CupThe 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
– Did not enter - 19861986 FIFA World CupThe 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...
– Did not qualify - 19901990 FIFA World CupThe 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
– Did not enter - 19941994 FIFA World CupThe 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
– Did not qualify - 19981998 FIFA World CupThe 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
– Did not enter - 20022002 FIFA World CupThe 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
to 20102010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
– Did not qualify
Africa Cup of Nations record
- 1957 to 1970 – Did not enter
- 1972 – Did not qualify
- 1974 to 1976 – Withdrew
- 1978 – Did not enter
- 1980 – Did not qualify
- 1982 – Did not enter
- 1984 to 1986 – Did not qualify
- 1988 to 1990 – Did not qualify
- 1992 to 1994 – Did not qualify
- 1996 – Withdrew
- 1998 to 2002 – Did not qualify
- 2004 – Round 1
- 2006 – Did not qualify
- 2008 – Round 1
- 2010 – Round 1
- 2012 – Did not qualify
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
This is a list of matches over the past six months and any future scheduled matches.| Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Competition |
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| 11 August 2010 | Porto Novo |  Niger NigerNiger national football team The Niger national football team, nicknamed the Menas, is overseen by the Fédération Nigerienne de Football and a member of CAF. Niger plays in the colors of the Flag of Niger, white, green, and orange... |
0–0 | Friendly |
| 5 September 2010 | Cotonou Cotonou -Demographics:*1979: 320,348 *1992: 536,827 *2002: 665,100 *2005: 690,584 The main languages spoken in Cotonou include the Fon language, Aja language, Yoruba language and French.-Transport:... |
 Burundi BurundiBurundi national football team The Burundi national football team, nicknamed Les Hirondelles , is the national team of Burundi and is controlled by the National Football Association of Burundi... |
1–1 | 2012 ACN qualification |
| 9 October 2010 | Kigali Kigali Kigali, population 965,398 , is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated near the geographic centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962. The main residence and offices of the President of... |
 Rwanda RwandaRwanda national football team The Rwanda national football team, nicknamed Amavubi , is the national team of Rwanda and is controlled by the Fédération Rwandaise de Football Amateur... |
3–0 | 2012 ACN qualification |
| 25 March 2011 | Accra Accra Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous... |
 Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire national football team The Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football... |
1–2 | 2012 ACN qualification |
| 3 June 2011 | TBD | Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire national football team The Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football... |
2–6 | 2012 ACN qualification |
Current squad
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List of Benin managers
- Serge DevèzeSerge DevèzeSerge Devèze is a French association football manager, active primarily in Africa, who has coached the national teams of Guinea, Gabon and Benin.-References:...
- Wabi Gomez
- Cecil Jones AttuquayefioCecil Jones Attuquayefio-International:He played many times for the Ghana national team and helped the team win the 1965 African Nations Cup.-Coaching career:He managed the Benin national team to the 2004 African Nations Cup and Hearts of Oak to the 2000 African Champions League title. He also managed Ghana's national...
(2003–2004) - Hervé RevelliHervé RevelliHervé Revelli, is a French former footballer. He is well known for having won the French Championship the equal most amount of times of any player...
(2004) - Edmé Codjo (2005–2007)
- Didier NotheauxDidier NotheauxDidier Notheaux is a French football coach.Prior to his coaching career, he played mainly for FC Rouen, RC Lens and Stade Rennais FC.He then coached numerous French clubs and already had a brief stint for Burkina Faso.He led the team to 2000 African Cup of Nations, but was fired just before the...
(2007) - Reinhard FabischReinhard FabischReinhard Fabisch was a German football manager who was last employed as manager of the Benin national side, a position he took up in December 2007 and left in May 2008.-Coaching career:...
(2007–2008) - Michel DussuyerMichel DussuyerMichel Dussuyer is a French football manager who currently manages the national team of Guinea, a job he took up for the second time in May 2010.-Coaching career:...
(2008–2010) - Jean-Marc Nobilo (2010)
- Denis Goavec (2010–)