Benin national football team

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Benin
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Les Écureuils
(The Squirrels)
Association Fédération Béninoise de Football
Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Manuel Amoros
Top scorer Razak Omotoyossi (18)
Home stadium Stade de l'Amitié
FIFA code BEN
FIFA ranking 127
Highest FIFA ranking 59 (November 2009, April 2010)
Lowest FIFA ranking 165 (July 1996)
Elo ranking 108
Highest Elo ranking 93 (14 Nov 2009 - 12 Jan 2010)
Lowest Elo ranking 165 (1995-96)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Benin Dahomey 0–1 Nigeria 
(Dahomey; 8 November 1959)
Biggest win
Benin Dahomey 6–2 Chad 
(Dahomey; 15 April 1963)
Benin Benin 4–0 Tanzania 
(Cotonou, Benin; 8 September 2002)
Biggest defeat
 Nigeria 10–1 Dahomey Benin
(Nigeria; 28 November 1959)
African Cup of Nations
Appearances 3 (First in 2004)
Best result Round 1 all

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 Cups2004, 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.[1]

Contents

[edit] Competition records

[edit] World Cup record

[edit] Africa Cup of Nations record

[edit] 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
3 June 2011 Cotonou Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire 2–6 2012 ACN qualification
4 September 2011 Bujumbura Burundi Burundi 1–1 2012 ACN qualification
9 October 2011 Cotonou Rwanda Rwanda 0–1 2012 ACN qualification
29 February 2012 Dar es Salaam Ethiopia Ethiopia 2013 ACN qualification

[edit] Current squad

Match date: 29 February 2012
Opposition:  Ethiopia

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Yoann Djidonou 17 May 1986 (1986-05-17) (age 25) 20 0 France Mulhouse
16 GK Guillaume Gbèmènou 5 August 1984 (1984-08-05) (age 27) 4 0 France Chambéry
2 DF Arsène Menessou 15 December 1987 (1987-12-15) (age 24) 3 0 Belgium Eupen
3 DF Khaled Adénon 28 July 1985 (1985-07-28) (age 26) 34 1 France Le Mans
6 DF Réda Johnson 21 March 1988 (1988-03-21) (age 23) 8 0 England Sheffield Wednesday
23 DF Emmanuel Imorou 16 September 1988 (1988-09-16) (age 23) 6 0 Portugal Braga
10 MF Nouhoum Kobéna 6 January 1985 (1985-01-06) (age 27) 18 1 Libya Almadina
11 MF Mouritala Ogunbiyi 10 October 1982 (1982-10-10) (age 29) 37 6 France Nîmes
13 MF Pascal Angan 19 April 1986 (1986-04-19) (age 25) 6 0 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
16 MF Djiman Koukou 14 November 1980 (1980-11-14) (age 31) 17 1 Portugal Belenenses
17 MF Stéphane Sessègnon 1 June 1984 (1984-06-01) (age 27) 41 8 England Sunderland
19 MF Jocelyn Ahouéya 19 December 1985 (1985-12-19) (age 26) 46 2 France Beauvais
8 FW Razak Omotoyossi 8 October 1985 (1985-10-08) (age 26) 39 18 Egypt Zamalek
9 FW Sidoine Oussou 14 November 1992 (1992-11-14) (age 19) 2 0 Norway Vålerenga
12 FW Isaac Louté 10 October 1991 (1991-10-10) (age 20) 4 0 Benin Soleil
14 FW Mickaël Poté 24 September 1984 (1984-09-24) (age 27) 18 1 Germany Dynamo Dresden

[edit] Recent call-ups

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
GK Rachad Chitou 18 September 1976 (1976-09-18) (age 35) 26 0 Nigeria Wikki Tourrist
DF Koffi 24 May 1984 (1984-05-24) (age 27) 52 0 Unattached
DF Junior Salomon 8 April 1986 (1986-04-08) (age 25) 4 0 Benin ASPAC Cotonou
DF Seidou Barazé 20 October 1990 (1990-10-20) (age 21) 4 0 Benin Tonnerre d'Abomey
DF Lazadi Fousséni 30 November 1991 (1991-11-30) (age 20) 2 0 Benin ASPAC Cotonou
MF Séïdath Tchomogo 13 August 1985 (1985-08-13) (age 26) 43 5 Oman Al-Oruba
MF Arnaud Séka 30 October 1985 (1985-10-30) (age 26) 5 0 Benin Tonnerre d'Abomey
MF Romuald Boco 8 July 1985 (1985-07-08) (age 26) 3 0 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers
MF Djamal Fassassi 23 November 1988 (1988-11-23) (age 23) 2 0 Benin USS Kraké
MF Gérard Adanhoume 26 November 1986 (1986-11-26) (age 25) 1 0 Benin Soleil
FW Mohamed Aoudou 30 November 1989 (1989-11-30) (age 22) 9 2 Benin Tonnerre d'Abomey
FW Jacques Bessan 15 September 1993 (1993-09-15) (age 18) 2 0 Benin Soleil

[edit] List of Benin managers

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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