Senegal edge Benin to reach WAFU Cup semis
Senegal edged into the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations semifinals with a slender 1-0 win over Benin at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies, Senegal on Thursday.
2019 Season
Senegal edged into the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations semifinals with a slender 1-0 win over Benin at the Stade Lat Dior in Thies, Senegal on Thursday.
A 93rd-minute goal from Jerome Bonou handed Benin a 2-1 win over Guinea in game 8 of the 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations at the Stade Lat Dior Tuesday.
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Senegal's Idrissa Gana Gueye scored 20 minutes from time to take them through to the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals with a 1-0 win over Benin.
Ten-man Benin rode their luck to eliminate Morocco on penalties in an extraordinary upset in the opening match of the AFCON knockout stage.
Holders Cameroon played out their second successive 0-0 draw at the Africa Cup of Nations by Benin on Tuesday, meaning both teams make the last 16.
Benin and Guinea Bissau completed a hat-trick of goalless draws at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday with a stalemate.
Benin hit back to secure a 2-2 draw with 10-man Ghana after the Black Stars had a player sent off for time-wasting in bizarre circumstances.
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TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 8 |
Benin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
Sierra Leone | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
Lesotho | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |