Benin national football team facts for kids
| 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 | |||
| Current | 94  (7 February 2019) |
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| Highest | 59 (November–December 2009, April 2010) | ||
| Lowest | 165 (July 1996) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 107  5 (3 March 2019) |
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| Highest | 93 (6 January 2010) | ||
| Lowest | 165 (13 May 1995) | ||
| First international | |||
 Dahomey 0–1 Nigeria  (Dahomey; 8 November 1959) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Dahomey 7–0 Mauritania  (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; 27 December 1961) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
| Nigeria 10–1 Dahomey (Nigeria; 28 November 1959) |
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| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 2004, 2008 and 2010 | ||
Benin national football team is the national football team of Benin.
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