The Most Important Match in Benin History

By: shane | June 19th, 2009 | No Comments »

I won’t claim to be a historian of Benin football but I believe the title of this post to be true. Benin have been long time minnows of African football. Only in the last 5-6 years has that begun to change. Benin made the Nations Cup for the first time in 2004. They lost all three matches. They made it for the second time in 2008. Again they lost all three matches. Read the rest of this entry »

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Benin Knock off the Desert Hawks 1-0

By: shane | June 13th, 2009 | No Comments »

Benin earned their first three points of the final qualifying round with a 1-0 defeat of Sudan at home. The result vaults Benin into second place in the group behind pace setters and favorites Ghana who have maximum points after a convincing 2-0 win in Bamako over Mali as well as a 1-0 win at home over Benin courtesy ... [read]

Match Schedule

By: shane | October 26th, 2008 | No Comments »

Here is the schedule of matches for the final round of qualifying for Benin:
March 28, 2009 away to Ghana (more…)
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Benin delivered a daunting task

By: shane | October 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The draw for the final stage of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup took place today in Zurich and the Squirrels of Benin were drawn with the Black Stars of Ghana, the Eagles of Mali and and the Desert Hawks of Sudan. If Benin is to shock the world and make the journey to South Africa they will have ... [read]

Pot Breakdowns

By: shane | October 19th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Here is my breakdown for who I’d like Benin to draw from each pot this Wednesday. (more…)
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Benin in Pot 3

By: shane | October 14th, 2008 | No Comments »

The seedings for the draw of the third final stage of qualifying have been made and Benin have been placed in the third seed line meaning they are in pot 3. That is good news as I was afraid that they may be placed in pot 4 which would’ve been disaster in terms of qualifying for the World Cup. ... [read]

Benin fall to Uganda

By: shane | October 12th, 2008 | No Comments »

The Squirrels of Benin were felled in their final match of the stage losing 2-1 in Kampala to the Cranes of Uganda. For Benin the match was meaningless and thus the outcome was expected. (more…)
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Benin v. Uganda Preview

By: shane | October 10th, 2008 | No Comments »

Benin journey to Uganda this weekend for the final match of the opening group stage. For Benin it is a meaningless match. They have surprisingly won the group after only five games and have advanced to the final 20. (more…)
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Benin shock Angola and qualify for the final phase

By: shane | October 10th, 2008 | No Comments »

Benin recorded what is probably their best ever victory over the weekend at home in Cotonou by defeating 2006 World Cup finalists Angola 3-2. The victory has guaranteed Benin a place in the final round of World Cup qualification as group winners and leaves Angola’s fate poised on the knife’s edge.
Benin came into the match with revenge on their ... [read]

Squad

By: shane | October 4th, 2008 | No Comments »

Goalkeeper:
Yoann Djidonou- May 17, 1985- Red-Star Saint-Ouen
Benoît Tardieu- January 21, 1986- Clermont Foot
Rachad Chitou- September 18, 1976- Wikki Tourists
Valere Amoussou- March 13, 1987- Mogas 90 FC (more…)
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It's a shame to have so many of my West African brothers in the same group. :) I agree that Ghana is ...[read more]
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What time is the draw?
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what are you talkin about
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