The Benin women's national football team represents

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

in international

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. It is governed by the

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. It never reached the African Championship or the

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finals. Benin's participation in the

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consists of only one qualification tournament, in

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. Benin beat

Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...

at home, and therefore moved through the first qualification round. They then drew 1–1 with

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

, and won in a penalty shootout. In the second round, Benin met

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, and lost both matches. Benin also entered the 2008 African Championships, but then pulled out before the tournament began. Their 2006 home defeat to Mali was therefore the last match Benin has played in so far.

History

2006 African Women's Championship

The national team of Benin played its first match against

on February 19, 2006; in the qualifying tournament of the

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, which was held in

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. Benin won the match by a score of 1–0, but the goalscorer was unknown. The second leg was played on February 26, 2006; this time it ended with a 0–0 draw. Benin advanced to the First Round due to an aggregate score of 1–0. In the First Round, Benin was paired with

and drew both matches by scores of 1–1. In the second match when it was still 1–1 after

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, Benin won in a

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by a score of 4–3 and they advanced to the Second Round. In the Second Round, Benin met

. In the first leg, on July 22, 2006; Benin lost the match 3–1, and their only goal in the game was scored by Bouraïma Bathily, the only known goalscorer for Benin. The second leg, played on August 6, 2006, was a 1–0 loss and also so far the last match that Benin played, in which they lost by one goal. Thus, Benin was eliminated from the tournament by an aggregate score of 4–1.

2008 Olympic Games qualifying

Benin was paired with

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in the preliminary round for the 2008 Olympic Games Football Tournament in

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, but they withdrew.

2008 African Women's Championship

Once again Benin withdrew from a tournament, after being paired with

Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...

in the First Round of the 2008 African Women's Championship qualification. The tournament was held in

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2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Benin did not qualify for the

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Nicknames

The Benin women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the " ".

Home stadium

The Benin women's national football team plays their home matches at the

Stade de l'Amitié Stade de l'Amitie or Friendship Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Cotonou, Benin. It is currently used for football (soccer), football matches and also has facilities for sport of athletics, athletics.Symphorien Téhou(2021–2023) * Immaculée Agbakou(2023-2024) * Abdoulaye Ozérou(2025-)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 WAFCON qualification matches against

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on 20 and 24 February 2025.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Benin squad in the past 12 months.

Records

Individual records

''*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 6 September 2021.''

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on

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Olympic Games

Africa Women Cup of Nations

African Games

WAFU Women's Cup record

Head-to-head record

Honours

Continental

Regional

References

External links

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