Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa) Home stadium Stade de l'Amitié Current 66 (12 January 2017) | FIFA code BEN Arena/Stadium Stade de l'Amitié | |
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Nickname(s) Les Écureuils(The Squirrels) | ||
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. On May 9, 2016, Benin was suspended from FIFA.
Contents
- Africa cup nations angola 2010 goalie joao rafael benin vs mozambique
- World Cup record
- Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
- Current squad
- Recent call ups
- List of Benin managers
- References
Africa cup nations angola 2010 goalie joao rafael benin vs mozambique
World Cup record
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
This is a list of matches over the past twelve months and any future scheduled matches.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly match against Niger on 29 May and the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification game against Equatorial Guinea on 5 June 2016.
Caps and goals updated as of 27 March 2016 after the game against South Sudan.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for Benin squad within the past 12 months.
DEC Player declined the call-up to the squad
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
List of Benin managers
