Football in Benin is one of the most popular sports activities in the country.
Football in Benin is under the governance of the Fédération Béninoise de Football. The leading team of Football at Benin is mostly by the name of Les Ecureuils or The Squirrels who joined the CAF and the FIFA in the year 1969. Although the national team of Benin Football never got qualified for the football World Cup, yet they definitely made an appearance at the African Cup of Nations in the year 2004.
The three major venues of Football in Benin are:
- Stade René Pleven d'Akpakpa
- Stade Charles de Gaulle
- Stade de l'Amitié
Some of the famed players of Football in Benin include:
- Anicet Adjamossi
- Khaled Adenon
- Jonas Okétola
- Maxime Agueh
- Moustapha Agnidé
- Sylvain Remy
- Rodrigue Akpakoun
- Jocelyn Ahouéya
- Félicien Singbo
- Romuald Boco
- Seydath Tchomogo
- Rachad Chitou
- Oladipupo Wassiou
- Damien Chrysostome
- Tony Toklomety
- Oumar Tchomogo
- Adigo Dinalo
- Samuel Emmanuel Suka
- Laurent D'Jaffo
- Alain Gaspoz
- Moussoro Kabirou
- Mouritala Ogunbiyi
- Moussa Latoundji
- Razak Omotoyossi
- Florent Rainy
The two most popular referies of the game of Football in Benin are offi Codjia and Tempa Ndah. The two popular tournaments of Football in Benin are Benin Cup and the Benin Premier League. AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé, Mogas 90 FC and Requins de l'Atlantique FC are the three most famed football clubs in Benin.
