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Benin vs Mauritania: match report

Benin hosted Mauritania at Stade Alassane Quattara on Tuesday 29 September 2026, in the AFCON Qualifying (round 2). Messie Jessie Nkounkou Mvoutou is the referee.

Result and scorers

Benin 2-1 Mauritania. Goals: Rodolfo Aloko 31' for Benin; Rodolfo Aloko 46' for Benin; Aboubakary Koita 80' (pen) for Mauritania.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 31' Goal: Rodolfo Aloko (Benin)
  • 46' Goal: Rodolfo Aloko (Benin)
  • 66' Yellow card: Charlemagne Azongnitode (Benin)
  • 68' Missed penalty: Djeidi Gassama (Mauritania)
  • 68' Missed penalty: Marcel Dandjinou (Benin)
  • 80' Penalty: Aboubakary Koita (Mauritania)
Match stats (contains the result)
45.6%Possession54.4%
14Shots12
6Shots on target3
3Corners3
20Fouls18
1Offsides4
2Saves4
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Benin 4-2-3-1

Coach: Gernot Rohr

  1. 1 Marcel Dandjinou GK
  2. 3 Tamimou Ouorou DEF
  3. 12 Charlemagne Azongnitode DEF
  4. 13 Mohamed Tijani DEF
  5. 5 Yohan Roche DEF
  6. 15 Sessi D'Almeida MID
  7. 8 Hassane Imourane MID
  8. 6 Yamirou Ouorou FWD
  9. 18 Junior Olaïtan MID
  10. 17 Rodolfo Aloko FWD
  11. 10 Aiyegun Tosin FWD

Bench

  • 19 Dokou Dodo MID
  • 14 Olatoundji Tessilimi FWD
  • 7 Mattéo Ahlinvi MID
  • 22 Attidjikou Samadou MID
  • 16 Saturnin Allagbé GK
  • 23 Serge Obassa GK
  • 4 Amiro Amadou DEF
  • 2 Liam Omore DEF
  • 11 Rachid Moumini DEF
  • 9 Ede Oloko FWD
  • 20 Jodel Dossou FWD
  • 21 Junior Olugbade FWD

Mauritania 4-2-3-1

Coach: Aritz López

  1. 30 Mamadou Diop GK
  2. 5 Lamine Ba DEF
  3. 12 Mohamed Ali Diadie DEF
  4. 21 Jordan Lefort DEF
  5. 2 Khadim Diaw DEF
  6. 17 Abdallahi Mahmoud MID
  7. 6 Oumar Ngom MID
  8. 7 Aboubakary Koïta MID
  9. 8 Mouhsine Bodda MID
  10. 11 Djeidi Gassama FWD
  11. 18 Dawda Camara FWD

Bench

  • 27 Mamadou Fofana MID
  • 29 Mamadou Diallo FWD
  • 20 Ibrahima Keita DEF
  • 14 Abdoullah Ba FWD
  • 9 Hemeya Tanjy FWD
  • 16 Babacar Niasse GK
  • 3 Aly Abeid DEF
  • 4 Demini Saleck DEF
  • 13 Nouh Mohamed El Abd DEF
  • 24 Sidi Yacoub MID
  • 23 Ahmed M'Bareck FWD
  • 10 Idrissa Thiam FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 24 September 2022: Mauritania 1-0 Benin
  • Tuesday 18 June 2019: Benin 3-1 Mauritania
  • Friday 24 March 2017: Mauritania 1-0 Benin