# Benin women's national football team

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

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

### 2025
## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

    As of 1 July 2023
| Position | Name | Ref. |
| Head coach | Immaculée Agbakou | |
| Assistant coach | Frédéric Hounkponou | |

### Manager history

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

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 WAFCON qualification matches against Sierra Leone on 20 and 24 February 2025.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 16 | 1GK | Sourakatou Alassane | | Ainonvi |
| | 1GK | Daine Ogoun | | Leones Vegetarianos |
| | 1GK | Larissa Godui | | AS JFA |
| 2 | 2DF | Martine Hessanon | | Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi |
| 3 | 2DF | Laura Abikou | | AS UMSA |
| 4 | 2DF | Saoudatou Imourou | | Tambours FC |
| 12 | 2DF | Déogratias Ebi | | AS UMSA |
| 15 | 2DF | Kadidjath Orou Karo | | Elite AC |
| | 2DF | Olivia Awonon | | Naja FC |
| | 2DF | Damilola Okpara | | Assaba FC |
| 10 | 3MF | Ayomidé Noëlie Abamon | (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 22) | Clermont Foot 63 |
| 14 | 3MF | Yasminath Djibril | | Ainonvi |
| 26 | 3MF | Lucie Tengue | (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 23) | AJ Auxerre |
| | 3MF | Zidatou Boukari | | AS Gamia |
| | 3MF | Eunice Sagbohan | | CEFoS |
| | 3MF | Ruth Hounhoue | | AS JFA |
| | 3MF | Bernice Tete | | Dynamique FC |
| 9 | 4FW | Yolande Gnammi | (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 24) | Itihad Tanger |
| 17 | 4FW | Aude Gbedjissi (Captain) | (1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 (age 26) | RC Lens |
| 19 | 4FW | Germaine Honfo | | Ainonvi |
| 20 | 4FW | Marguérite Ahouassou | | AS UMSA |
| | 4FW | Kadidjatou Imorou | | Amjad Taroudant |
| | 4FW | Débora Adingni | | Elite AC |
| | 4FW | Milhad Sadikou | (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 21) | AJ Auxerre |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Benin squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |

## Records
### Individual records

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

## Competitive record
### FIFA Women's World Cup

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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0/10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### Olympic Games

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

### Africa Women Cup of Nations

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

### African Games

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

### WAFU Women's Cup record

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

## Head-to-head record

    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 |