Overview:
Benin qualified as second runners up from a group topped by Nigeria’s Super Eagles. With 8 points, they edged Rwanda on head-to-head finished second in Group D.
Nickname: Les Gu’epards [The Leopards]
Fifa rank: 92
Afcon Group: D
Head coach: Gernot Rohr
Group Stage fixtures: DR Congo [Dec 23], Botswana [Dec 27], Senegal [Dec 30]
Afcon appearances: 5 [2004, 2008, 2010, 2019, 2025]
Best Afcon performance: Quarter Finals [2019]
How they qualified: Benin qualified as second runners-up from a group topped by Nigeria’s Super Eagles. With 8 points, they edged Rwanda on head-to-head finished second in group D.
They scored win two, drew and lost as many in the campaign with 7 goals scored and as many conceded.
Realistic chance at Afcon 2025: In a group with Senegal and DR Congo as favourites, Benin will have to triple efforts to move out of the group that has Botswana.
Who is the star of the team? Former Huddersfield Town forward Steve Mounie is the key man for the Benin team. Currently plying his trade in Turkey, Mounie was a key figure for the side in 2019 Afcon when they reached the quarter finals in Egypt.