Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Matchday 1 Saturday, September 7, 2024 – Stadium: Godswill Akpabio International
Updated 15 minutes agoLIVE UPDATESNigeria beat Benin 3-0 at home yesterday in Group D of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
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A member of the Benin national team since 2004, Stephane Sessegnon has made 83 appearances for Benin, scoring 24 goals.
Sessegnon has taken part in two editions of the African Cup of Nations, in 2008 and 2010. On both occasions, Benin were knocked out at the group stage. He has also been involved in three World Cup qualifiers, in 2006, 2010 and 2014. On the other hand, he was also present at the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, but his team were eliminated by Burkina Faso.
In 2016 he signed a contract to lead the Nigerian national football team, and on October 7, 2017, after beating Zambia 1-0, Nigeria became the first African team to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. said World Cup, he was part of group D, with Argentina, Croatia and Iceland. Their journey started badly, losing the first match with Croatia, but they defeated Iceland with ease (2-0, both goals from Musa) and arrived with options for the final match against Argentina. On 27 May 2020, the president of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, announced that Rohr had concluded all contractual agreements so that he could extend his contract with the team.15 He was tasked with guiding the team to win the 2021 African Cup of Nations, which was organized in Cameroon. The new contract also included the Super Eagles’ qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On December 12, 2021, he was dismissed despite the Super Eagles qualifying for the 2021 African Cup of Nations and the final round of qualification for the World Cup. In February 2023 it was announced that he would take charge of the Benin national team and signed a three-year contract.
The Super Eagles have finished runners-up five times and third eight times.
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Despite not being one of the best teams in Africa and the Arab world, they have achieved some good results in recent years, including at the 2012 CAF Africa Cup of Nations under Brazilian coach Marcos Paquetá, who witnessed the team’s first win outside Libya in their final match against Senegal. As a result, their FIFA World Ranking has risen to 53, although they were ranked 36 in September 2012.
Benin hosted its first official international match on November 8, 1959, a 1-0 loss to Nigeria. The match was played when the country was still a French dependency, prior to its independence on August 1, 1960.
Benin qualified for the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, their first-ever AFCON. However, they lost all three matches to South Africa, Morocco and Nigeria. Benin’s only goal was scored by Moussa Latoundji against Nigeria.
At the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, despite advancing only as the third-best third-place finisher, Benin, reunited with Dussuyer, reached the quarterfinals, where they lost to Senegal, with a surprise win over Morocco.
He did not participate in the Olympic Games, although with the U-23 team, which was joined by three senior players, he won the gold medal in Atlanta in 1996 and the silver medal in Beijing in 2008. At youth level, he has managed to conquer the U-17 World Cup in 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013 and 2015. Moreover, it had outstanding participations in the Under-20 World Cup (two runner-up finishes) and won fourth place in the 1995 Confederations Cup.
In continental competitions, it won the African Cup of Nations three times, in the 1980 and 1994 editions.
1.- Rwanda 1
2.- Liberia 1
3. – Nigeria –
4.- Benin –
August 19, 2017.
Nigeria 2-0 Benin.
October 21, 2017.
Nigeria 1-0 Benin.
November 13, 2017.
Nigeria 2-1 Benin.
March 27, 2003.
Benin 0-1 Nigeria.
The stadium was inaugurated on November 7, 2014, when the Nigeria national team faced Ghana and the Green Eagles won 1-0.
On May 20, 2022, it hosted the 2021-22 CAF Confederation Cup final between Morocco’s Renaissance de Berkane and South Africa’s Orlando Pirates, with the Moroccan team winning in a 5-4 penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation time.
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