Benin slip past Sudan 2-1

By: shane | November 15th, 2009 | No Comments »

Benin capped off their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign with their first away win of the final stage 2-0 over Sudan. It was meaningless match for both sides as Benin had already booked their place at the 2010 African Cup of Nations and Sudan were already eliminated. Read the rest of this entry »

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Benin vs. Sudan

By: shane | November 12th, 2009 | No Comments »

Benin conclude their World Cup qualifying campaign with a totally meaningless match in Sudan. Meaningless because Ghana have already qualified for the World Cup and Benin and Mali have secured their spots in the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola. So all that is on the line is pride. (more…)
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Benin book their place in Angola

By: shane | October 12th, 2009 | No Comments »

Benin on Sunday ended Ghana’s 100% record with a courtesy of a 92nd minute goal from Mohamed Aoudou. For Benin it means they will be appearing in their third African Cup of Nations in 2010 in Angola and their second consecutive appearance. (more…)
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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 ... [read]

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 delivered a daunting task

Comment by Brad
It's a shame to have so many of my West African brothers in the same group. :) I agree that Ghana is ...[read more]
Pot Breakdowns

Comment by Bab
What time is the draw?
The Squirrels Have Arrived

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what are you talkin about
The Squirrels Have Arrived

Comment by Ian
Welcome to the Offside/WCB family. Sounds like Benin is on their way up, with a great shot at makin ...[read more]