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Benin women's national football team
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Benin |
| Badge_size | 190px |
| Association | Benin Football Federation |
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Coach | Vacant |
| Captain | None |
| Most caps | Unknown |
| Top scorer | Bouraïma Bathily (1) |
| Home Stadium | Stade de l'Amitié |
| FIFA Trigramme | BEN |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 96 |
| FIFA max date | September 2006 |
| FIFA min | 152 |
| FIFA min date | December 2023 – December 2024 |
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| First game | 1–0 |
| (Benin; 19 February 2006) | |
| Largest win | 0–2 |
| (Lomé, Togo; 14 January 2022) | |
| Largest loss | 5–1 |
| (Dakar, Senegal; 19 May 2006) | |
| 6–2 | |
| (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 17 December 2019) | |
| 4–0 | |
| (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 19 December 2019) | |
| Regional name | Africa Women Cup of Nations |
| type | women |
the women's team
| Sub-confederation = WAFU (West Africa) (Benin; 19 February 2006) (Lomé, Togo; 14 January 2022)
1–3 (Bo, Sierra Leone; 25 February 2025) (Dakar, Senegal; 19 May 2006) 6–2 (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 17 December 2019) 4–0 (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 19 December 2019) The Benin women's national football team represents Benin in international women's football. It is governed by the Benin Football Federation. It never reached the African Championship or the World Cup finals.
Benin's participation in the African Championships consists of only one qualification tournament, in 2006. Benin beat Malawi at home, and therefore moved through the first qualification round. They then drew 1–1 with Ivory Coast, and won in a penalty shootout. In the second round, Benin met Mali, 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 Malawi on February 19, 2006; in the qualifying tournament of the 2006 African Women's Championship, which was held in 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 Ivory Coast and drew both matches by scores of 1–1. In the second match when it was still 1–1 after extra time, Benin won in a penalty shoot-out by a score of 4–3 and they advanced to the Second Round. In the Second Round, Benin met Mali. 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 Namibia in the preliminary round for the 2008 Olympic Games Football Tournament in China, but they withdrew.
2008 African Women's Championship
Once again Benin withdrew from a tournament, after being paired with Guinea in the First Round of the 2008 African Women's Championship qualification. The tournament was held in Equatorial Guinea.
2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Benin did not qualify for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
Team image
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.
Rivalries
Results and fixtures
Main article: Benin women's national football team results
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
2025
- Ahouassou
- Honfo
- Gbedjissi
- Norshie
- Kusi
- Duah
- Boye-Hlorkah
- Okoronkwo
- Plumptre
- Djibril
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | BENImmaculée Agbakou | |
| Assistant coach | BEN Frédéric Hounkponou | |
| Goalkeeping coach | []() | |
| Physical coach | []() |
Manager history
- Unknown (2006)
- Vacant (20??–2021)
- Symphorien Téhou(2021–2023)
- BEN Immaculée Agbakou(2023-2024)
- BEN Abdoulaye Ozérou(2025-)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Nigeria on 24 and 28 October 2025.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to a Benin squad in the past 12 months.
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Records
Individual records
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 6 September 2021.
Most appearances
| # | Player | Year(s) | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 10 |
Top goalscorers
| # | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bouraïma Bathily | 20??–20?? | 1 | ?? |
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 8 | ||||
| 9 | ||||
| 10 |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup | Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China 1991 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sweden 1995 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| USA 1999 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| USA 2003 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| China 2007 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Germany 2011 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Canada 2015 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| France 2019 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Brazil 2027 | To be determined | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| MexicoUSA 2031 | To be determined | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| UK 2035 | To be determined | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 0/12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics | Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | Total | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 1996 | Did Not Enter | |||||||||||||||
| AUS 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| GRE 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| PRC 2008 | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| GBR 2012 | Did Not Enter | |||||||||||||||
| BRA 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| FRA 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA 2028 | To be determined |
Africa Women Cup of Nations
| Africa Women Cup of Nations | Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| NGA 1998 | ||||||||
| ZAF 2000 | ||||||||
| NGA 2002 | ||||||||
| ZAF 2004 | ||||||||
| NGA 2006 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| EQG 2008 | Withdrew | |||||||
| RSA 2010 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
| EQG 2012 | ||||||||
| NAM 2014 | ||||||||
| CMR 2016 | ||||||||
| GHA 2018 | ||||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled | |||||||
| MAR 2022 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| MAR 2024 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 0/14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
African Games
| African Games | Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | Total | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGA 2003 | Did Not Enter | |||||||||||||||
| ALG 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| MOZ 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| CGO 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| MAR 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| GHA 2023 | To be determined |
WAFU Women's Cup record
Head-to-head record
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Total | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
Honours
Continental
Regional
References
References
- Liadi, Tunde. (16 October 2025). "Gambian referee to decide Super Falcons, Beninese Ladies WAFCON Qualifier".
- (4 July 2023). "Bénin : Immaculée Agbakou, sélectionneure de l'équipe nationale olympique féminine".
- Déguénon, Romaric. (10 October 2025). "CAN Féminine 2026 (Q): la liste du Bénin pour le choc face au Nigeria".
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