Benin men's national basketball team

Benin

FIBA ranking	T-94
Joined FIBA	1962
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Fédération Béninoise de Basketball (FBB)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
African Championship
Appearances	1 (1974)
Medals	None
Home Away

The Benin national basketball team is the national basketball team representing Benin in international competitions. It is administrated by the Fédération Béninoise de Basketball (FBB).

Benin had its best performance at the 1974 FIBA Africa Championship when it finished in Africa's Top Ten, ahead of Somalia.

Roster

Team for the AfroBasket 2015 qualification.

Template:FIBA roster header1 |- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Ayouba Aboubakari Aboudoulaye | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 29 – (1986-01-01)1 January 1986 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Adéyinka Sege Prudence Adeossi | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 26 – (1989-06-01)1 June 1989 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Tankpinou Moussiliou Ahivohozin | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 31 – (1984-08-15)15 August 1984 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Romario Lacatus Y. Akpachi | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 21 – (1993-10-15)15 October 1993 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Agnidé Khaled Mohamed Bouraima | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 28 – (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Karim Damele | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 21 – (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Moussa Diene | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 31 – (1983-11-05)5 November 1983 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Cyde Junior Habib Dovonou | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 31 – (1984-05-03)3 May 1984 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Aremou Naofall Folahan | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 25 – (1990-06-28)28 June 1990 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Gérard Joël Oluwanife Gnimassou | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 27 – (1988-03-11)11 March 1988 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Rafiou Issaka | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 21 – (1993-12-18)18 December 1993 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Spéro Martin Simplice Kaneho | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 24 – (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Vivien Cocouvi Tossou | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 21 – (1993-11-30)30 November 1993 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Olaoumi Festus Worou | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 21 – (1993-10-25)25 October 1993 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

|- | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:center;" | | style="text-align:left;" | Tounde Kodjori Arnold Yacoubou | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | 27 – (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 | style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;" | | style="text-align:center;" | |-

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Head coach

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Assistant coach(es)

Legend

• Club – describes last
  club before the tournament
• Age – describes age
  on 19 August 2015

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Notable players

Other current notable players from Benin:

Benin roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C Mouphtaou Yarou 25 – (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Le Mans Sarthe Basket Legend Club – describes current club Age – describes age on 7 May 2016

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World championships

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1974	9th	FIBA Africa Championship 1974	Bangui, Central African Republic
2017	To be determined	FIBA Africa Championship 2017	Republic of the Congo

African Games

See also: Basketball at the African Games

yet to qualify

See also

• Benin national under-19 basketball team
• Benin national under-17 basketball team

External links

• Official website
• Benin Basketball Records at FIBA Archive