AFCON 2025: All to know about Benin

The country

Capital: Porto-Novo

Area: 114,763 km2

Population: 14,814,460

Official language: French

Motto: Fraternity, Justice, Work

Inhabitants: Beninese/ Beninese

Nickname of the team: Les Guépards

Benin and the  AFCON

Title(s): 0

Final(s): 0

Participations before  2025: 4

Their first appearance dates back to 2004. They then qualified for the 2008, 2010 and 2019 editions.

Host country: 0

Course at the AFCON

2004: eliminated in the first round

2008: eliminated in the first round

2010: eliminated in the first round

2019: eliminated in 1⁄4 of final

Assessment at the AFCON

14 matches played

0 victory

5 nuls

9 defeats

7 goals scored

26 goals conceded

Steve Mounié, the guide

Author of 2 goals in the qualification campaign for this AFCON 2025, Steve Mounié will play his second African Cup, after participating in the historic one in 2019 where Benin had reached the second round for the first time in its history, with an elimination in the quarter-final against Senegal. In 4 matches played, during this tournament held in Egypt, he had not scored. For this edition in Morocco, the 30-year-old striker wishes to unlock his counter in the African Cup.

Furthermore, the captain of the Guépards could take advantage of this CAN 2025 to get closer to the record for goals in the Beninese selection (24), held by Stéphane Sessègnon. Mounié currently has 22 achievements in 63 releases.