Benin national football team
Benin national football team is the national football team of Benin.
| Nickname(s) | Les Écureuils (The Squirrels) | ||
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| Association | Benin Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Michel Dussuyer | ||
| Captain | Stéphane Sessègnon | ||
| Most caps | Stéphane Sessègnon (73) | ||
| Top scorer | Stéphane Sessègnon, Razak Omotoyossi (21) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade de l'Amitié | ||
| FIFA code | BEN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
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| Highest | 59 (November–December 2009, April 2010) | ||
| Lowest | 165 (July 1996) | ||
| First international | |||
| 22x20px Dahomey 0–1 Nigeria 22x20px (Dahomey; 8 November 1959) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 22x20px Dahomey 7–0 Mauritania 22x20px (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| 22x20px Nigeria 10–1 Dahomey 22x20px (Nigeria; 28 November 1959) | |||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 2004, 2008 and 2010 | ||
Benin National Football Team Media
Gernot Rohr is the current manager of Benin
Stéphane Sessègnon is Benin's top goalscorer and their most capped player.
