Benin vs Senegal head-to-head record

Benin wins: 1
Draws: 2
Senegal wins: 8

11 meetings, 1961 to 2025Goals: Benin 9, Senegal 19

Benin and Senegal have met 11 times since 1961. Senegal have won 8, Benin 1, and 2 matches ended level. They last met on 30 December 2025, when Senegal won 3–0 at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The 11 meetings have produced 28 goals, 2.55 per game. The biggest win is Senegal’s 3–0 at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2025. Senegal are unbeaten in the last ten meetings (8 wins, 2 draws). They went 20 years without meeting, between 1961 and 1982.

Who has won more, Benin or Senegal?

All matches11 matches

1 Benin2 drawsSenegal 8

Competitive7 matches

1 Benin2 drawsSenegal 4

Friendlies4 matches

0 Benin0 drawsSenegal 4

Key numbers

Goals: Benin 9, Senegal 192.55 per game
First meeting: Benin 4–3 SenegalAfrican Friendship Games, 31 Dec 1961
Most recent: Benin 0–3 SenegalAfrica Cup of Nations, 30 Dec 2025
Benin’s biggest win: Benin 4–3 SenegalAfrican Friendship Games, 31 Dec 1961
Senegal’s biggest win: Benin 0–3 SenegalAfrica Cup of Nations, 30 Dec 2025
Most goals in a meeting: Benin 4–3 SenegalAfrican Friendship Games, 31 Dec 1961
Current run: Senegal unbeaten in 10
TFN Elo rating now: Benin 1560 (90th), Senegal 1865 (25th)How the rating works

Last five meetings

30 Dec 2025
Benin0Senegal3
Africa Cup of Nations
Tangier, Morocco (neutral)
26 Mar 2024
Senegal1Benin0
Friendly
Amiens, France (neutral)
17 Jun 2023
Benin1Senegal1
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
Cotonou, Benin
4 Jun 2022
Senegal3Benin1
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
Diamniadio, Senegal
10 Jul 2019
Senegal1Benin0
Africa Cup of Nations
Cairo, Egypt (neutral)

Who has had the upper hand over time?

The line climbs with every Benin win and drops with every Senegal win, so its height shows who has won more meetings up to that point.

Above the line: Benin have won more Below: Senegal have won more

Level

Senegal lead by 7 wins after the latest meeting. The biggest lead was 7, held by Senegal from 30 December 2025.

Every meeting on one timeline

Benin wins

Draws

Senegal wins

Larger dots mark bigger winning margins. Hover a dot for the result.

Home, away and neutral

In Benin's home games

2 matches

020

BeninDrawsSenegal

In Senegal's home games

3 matches

003

BeninDrawsSenegal

At neutral venues

6 matches

105

BeninDrawsSenegal

Record by competition

Record by competition
Competition	Played	Benin	Draws	Senegal	Goals
Friendly	4	0	0	4	2–6
Africa Cup of Nations	2	0	0	2	0–4
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying	2	0	1	1	2–4
World Cup qualifying	2	0	1	1	1–2
African Friendship Games	1	1	0	0	4–3

Meetings by decade

Benin wins Draws Senegal wins

Meetings by decade
Decade	Played	Benin	Draws	Senegal	Goals
1960s	1	1	0	0	7
1980s	1	0	0	1	1
2000s	4	0	1	3	9
2010s	1	0	0	1	1
2020s	4	0	1	3	10

Longest runs

Longest runs
Longest run of	Benin	Senegal
Wins in a row	11961	52000 to 2022
Unbeaten meetings	12023	101982 to 2025

Questions answered

How many times have Benin and Senegal played each other?

11 times, starting on 31 December 1961. 7 of those meetings were competitive and 4 were friendlies.

Who has won more matches between Benin and Senegal?

Senegal, with 8 wins to 1. 2 matches ended level.

What is the biggest win in Benin vs Senegal?

Senegal’s 3–0 win at the Africa Cup of Nations on 30 December 2025 in Tangier.

When did Benin and Senegal last play?

On 30 December 2025 in Tangier, when Senegal won 3–0 at the Africa Cup of Nations.

What is the competitive record between Benin and Senegal?

In 7 competitive matches, Benin have 1 win, Senegal have 4, and 2 ended level.

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Every Benin vs Senegal result

All 11 Competitive 7 Friendlies 4

Every Benin vs Senegal result
Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue
30 Dec 2025	Benin	0–3	Senegal	Africa Cup of Nations	Tangier, Morocco (neutral)
26 Mar 2024	Senegal	1–0	Benin	Friendly	Amiens, France (neutral)
17 Jun 2023	Benin	1–1	Senegal	Africa Cup of Nations qualifying	Cotonou, Benin
4 Jun 2022	Senegal	3–1	Benin	Africa Cup of Nations qualifying	Diamniadio, Senegal
10 Jul 2019	Senegal	1–0	Benin	Africa Cup of Nations	Cairo, Egypt (neutral)
16 Jan 2008	Benin	1–2	Senegal	Friendly	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (neutral)
7 Feb 2007	Senegal	2–1	Benin	Friendly	Rouen, France (neutral)
23 Apr 2000	Senegal	1–0	Benin	World Cup qualifying	Dakar, Senegal
9 Apr 2000	Benin	1–1	Senegal	World Cup qualifying	Cotonou, Benin
31 Jan 1982	Senegal	1–0	Benin	Friendly	Dakar, Senegal
31 Dec 1961	Beninas Dahomey	4–3	Senegal	African Friendship Games	Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral)