Benin

Association	Benin Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	None
Mostcaps	Unknown
Top scorer	Bouraïma Bathily (1)
Home stadium	Stade de l'Amitié
FIFA code	BEN
Firstcolours Secondcolours
FIFA ranking
Current	144 2 (7 August 2025)[1]
Highest	96 (September 2006)
Lowest	152 (December 2023 – December 2024)
First international
Benin 1–0Malawi  (Benin; 19 February 2006)
Biggest win
Togo 0–2Benin  (Lomé, Togo; 14 January 2022)  Sierra Leone 1–3Benin  (Bo, Sierra Leone; 25 February 2025)
Biggest defeat
Senegal 5–1Benin  (Dakar, Senegal; 19 May 2006)  Burkina Faso 6–2Benin  (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 17 December 2019)  Burkina Faso 4–0Benin  (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 19 December 2019)

TheBenin women's national football team representsBenin in internationalwomen's football. It is governed by theBenin Football Federation. It never reached theAfrican Championship or theWorld Cup finals.

Benin's participation in theAfrican Championships consists of only one qualification tournament, in2006. Benin beatMalawi at home, and therefore moved through the first qualification round. They then drew 1–1 withIvory Coast, and won in a penalty shootout. In the second round, Benin metMali, and lost both matches.

Benin also entered the2008 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.

The national team of Benin played its first match againstMalawi on February 19, 2006; in the qualifying tournament of the2006 African Women's Championship, which was held inNigeria. 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 withIvory Coast and drew both matches by scores of 1–1. In the second match when it was still 1–1 afterextra time, Benin won in apenalty shoot-out by a score of 4–3 and they advanced to the Second Round.In the Second Round, Benin metMali. In the first leg, on July 22, 2006; Benin lost the match 3–1, and their only goal in the game was scored byBouraïma 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.

Benin was paired withNamibia in the preliminary round for the2008 Olympic Games Football Tournament inChina, but they withdrew.

Once again Benin withdrew from a tournament, after being paired withGuinea in the First Round of the2008 African Women's Championship qualification. The tournament was held inEquatorial Guinea.

Benin didnot qualify for the2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

The Benin women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the " ".^{[clarification needed]}

The Benin women's national football team plays their home matches at theStade de l'Amitié.

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Partial results are shown in parentheses.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

Benin  v Sierra Leone

20 February 2025 (2025-02-20)2026 WAFCON qualifying	Benin	2–1	Sierra Leone	Lomé, Togo
17:00 UTC+0	Gbedjissi 24',45' (pen.)	Report	K. A. Kamara 36'	Stadium:Stade de Kégué

Sierra Leone  v Benin

26 February 2025 (2025-02-26)2026 WAFCON qualifying	Sierra Leone	1–3 (2–5agg.)	Benin	Monrovia, Liberia
16:00 UTC+0	K. Z. Brima 90+6'	Report	Ahouassou 38' Honfo 44' Gbedjissi 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium:Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
Note: Benin won 5–2 on aggregate.

Ghana  v Benin

25 June 2025 (2025-06-25)Friendly	Ghana	4–2	Benin	Benslimane,Morocco
17:00 UTC+1	Norshie 4' Kusi 55' Duah 70' Boye-Hlorkah 81'	Report	Gbedjissi 12',32' (pen.)	Stadium:Ziaida Sports Complex

South Africa  v Benin

28 JuneUnofficialFriendly	South Africa	2–0	Benin	Mohammédia, Morocco
15:30 UTC+1				Stadium:Lanoria Club

Benin  v Nigeria

24 October 2025 (2025-10-24)CAF WAFCON 2026 qualifying	Benin	0-2	Nigeria	Lomé (Togo)
15:00 UTC+1		Report (FIFA)	Ihezuo 25' Okoronkwo 45+2'	Stadium:Stade de Kégué Referee:Fatou Ngum (Gambia)[2]

Nigeria  v Benin

28 October 2025 (2025-10-28)CAF WAFCON 2026 qualifying	Nigeria	1-1	Benin	Abeokuta
16:00 UTC+1	Plumptre 12'	Report (FIFA)	Djibril 61'	Stadium:MKO Abiola Stadium Referee:Dominique Hanjavola (Madagascar)
Note: Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

As of 1 July 2023

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Immaculée Agbakou[3]
Assistant coach	Frédéric Hounkponou

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• Unknown (2006)
• Vacant (20??–2021)
• Symphorien Téhou(2021–2023)
• Immaculée Agbakou(2023-2024)
• Abdoulaye Ozérou(2025-)

The following players were called up for the2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches againstNigeria on 24 and 28 October 2025.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Diane Ogoun		Leones Vegetarianos FC
16	1GK	Sourakatou Alassane	(2002-02-19)19 February 2002 (age 23)	15 de Agosto
23	1GK	Alicia Assogba	(2004-11-11)11 November 2004 (age 21)	FCE Mérignac-Arlac [fr]
2	2DF	Martine Hessanon	(2002-12-30)30 December 2002 (age 22)	US Yacoub El Mansour
4	2DF	Naïlatou Sadikou	(2007-02-02)2 February 2007 (age 18)	SC Freiburg
12	2DF	Déo-Gratias Ebi	(2008-12-13)13 December 2008 (age 16)	AS UMSA
15	2DF	Kadidjath Orou Karo	(2001-02-25)25 February 2001 (age 24)	Élite AC
24	2DF	Rachidath Moumouni	(2005-02-27)27 February 2005 (age 20)	Free agent
	2DF	Laura Abikou		AS UMSA
6	3MF	Jocelyne Techri	(2007-09-30)30 September 2007 (age 18)	AS Gamia
10	3MF	Noélie Abamon(Captain)	(2002-12-25)25 December 2002 (age 22)	Bergerac Périgord FC
14	3MF	Yasminath Djibril	(2006-03-13)13 March 2006 (age 19)	Ainonvi FC
20	3MF	Marguérite Ahouassou	(2004-02-15)15 February 2004 (age 21)	AS UMSA
25	3MF	Lucie Tengue	(2001-08-10)10 August 2001 (age 24)	OGC Nice
	3MF	Estelle Vidinhouede	(2008-07-19)19 July 2008 (age 17)	AS UMSA
	3MF	Eunice Sagbohan		CEFoS
	3MF	Ruth Hounhoue		AS JFA
	3MF	Déborah Adingni		Élite AC
9	4FW	Yolande Gnammi	(2000-05-12)12 May 2000 (age 25)	AS FAR
11	4FW	Léa Fachinan	(2001-06-05)5 June 2001 (age 24)	Clermont Foot 63
13	4FW	Kadidjatou Imorou	(2001-02-25)25 February 2001 (age 24)	Élite AC
18	4FW	Romaine Gandonou	(2010-11-13)13 November 2010 (age 15)	Tambours FC
19	4FW	Germaine Honfo	(2007-05-28)28 May 2007 (age 18)	AM Laâyoune
22	4FW	Milhad Sadikou	(2003-08-01)1 August 2003 (age 22)	AJ Auxerre
	4FW	Aude Gbedjissi	(1998-12-08)8 December 1998 (age 26)	RC Lens

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

*Active players inbold, statistics correct as of 6 September 2021.

Most appearances [edit] This sectionneeds expansion. You can help byadding to it.(November 2020) # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers [edit] This sectionneeds expansion. You can help byadding to it.(November 2020) # Player Year(s) Goals Caps 1 Bouraïma Bathily 20??–20?? 1 ??

FIFA Women's World Cup
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2027	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2031	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2035	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided onpenalty kicks.

Summer Olympics
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1996	Did Not Enter
2000
2004
2008	Withdrew
2012	Did Not Enter
2016
2020
2024
2028	To be determined
Total	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0

Africa Women Cup of Nations
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1991	Did Not Enter
1995
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006	Did not qualify
2008	Withdrew
2010	Did Not Enter
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020	Cancelled
2022	Did not qualify
2024	Did not qualify
Total	0/14	-	-	-	-	-	-

African Games
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
2003	Did Not Enter
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023	To be determined
Total	0/5	0	0	0	0	0	0

WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2018	did not enter
2019
Total	Group Stage	1/1	3	0	0	3	1	17

As of 5 November 2014

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Congo	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Equatorial Guinea	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1
Guinea	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Ivory Coast	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1
Malawi	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Mali	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3
Senegal	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4
Total	11	3	3	5	14	20	−6

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