Two nations still analytic for their aboriginal win at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Benin and Botswana accommodated in their additional Accumulation D accessories at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah Olympique Annexe in Rabat on 27 December. Kick-off is at 13h30 bounded time (12h30 GMT).
Benin opened their attack with a defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo and are now winless in 15 matches at AFCON finals.
Botswana suffered a 3–0 accident to Senegal in their aperture bout and accept absent all four of their AFCON amateur to date.
Botswana will be attractive to abstain acceptable the additional nation, afterwards Benin, to lose their aboriginal bristles matches at AFCON finals. Benin ahead absent their aboriginal six matches at the tournament.
This is the first-ever affair amid Benin and Botswana.
All of Botswana’s AFCON matches accept been adjoin West African opposition, with Benin acceptable the fifth West African ancillary they accept faced at the finals.
Botswana are the 14th altered aggregation Benin accept faced at AFCON in what is their 16th bout at the tournament. Nigeria are the alone aggregation Benin accept faced added than already at AFCON.
PAST MEETINGS
OVERALL Benin: P0 W0 D0 L0 GF0 GA0 GD0 Botswana: P0 W0 D0 L0 GF0 GA0 GD0
AFCON ONLY None – aboriginal AFCON affair amid Benin and Botswana.
Benin – Key Statistics
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Benin absent their aperture bout adjoin DR Congo, their 10th defeat in 15 AFCON matches.
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The ambition conceded adjoin DR Congo was the 25th Benin accept accustomed at AFCON finals.
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Benin are alone the additional team, afterwards Mozambique (16), to abort to win any of their aboriginal 15 AFCON matches.
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Appearing at their sixth AFCON, Benin accept now absent their aperture bout for the fourth time.
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Prior to the defeat adjoin DR Congo, Benin had fatigued their aperture matches in 2010 and 2019, both catastrophe 2–2 adjoin Mozambique and Ghana respectively.
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They were on a three-match best run in AFCON accumulation amateur afore accident to DR Congo, accepting fatigued all three accumulation matches at the antecedent edition.
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In 16 AFCON matches, Benin accept kept alone two apple-pie sheets, both advancing in 2019 with alternating 0–0 group-stage draws adjoin Guinea-Bissau and Cameroon.
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Benin accept started an AFCON with defeats in their aboriginal two matches on two antecedent occasions: in 2004 (against South Africa and Morocco) and in 2008 (against Mali and Côte d’Ivoire).
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Their all-embracing almanac in additional accumulation matches shows three defeats, all adjoin Nigeria in 2004, 2008 and 2010, and one draw in 2019.
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Failure to account would see Benin abort to account in their aperture two matches for alone the additional time, afterwards 2004. In their added three AFCON appearances, they accept denticulate at atomic already in their aboriginal two matches.
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This is Benin’s third AFCON bout adjoin Southern African opposition: they absent 2–0 to South Africa in 2004 and drew 2–2 with Mozambique in 2010.
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Benin surrendered a 2–0 advance to draw 2–2 with Mozambique in the 2010 tournament.
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They bedeviled control adjoin DR Congo with 60%.
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The 60% control recorded adjoin DR Congo is the accomplished Benin accept had in a distinct AFCON match.
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Benin completed 380 passes adjoin DR Congo, while their opponents completed 224.
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Olivier Verdon registered 98 touches, attempted 89 passes and completed 77, all the best in the match.
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Richard Mounié completed bristles acknowledged dribbles adjoin DR Congo, the best in the game, and additionally won the best duels (10).
Botswana – Key Statistics
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Botswana began with a 3–0 defeat to Senegal.
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Botswana accept absent all four of their AFCON matches.
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Defeat in this bout would see Botswana become the additional team, afterwards Benin, to lose their aboriginal bristles AFCON matches.
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They bootless to annals a attempt on ambition adjoin Senegal, the aboriginal time this has happened to them in an AFCON match.
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Botswana faced 17 shots on ambition adjoin Senegal.
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Goalkeeper Goitseone Phoko fabricated 14 saves adjoin Senegal, the best by a goalkeeper on almanac in an AFCON match.
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The 17 shots on ambition faced by Botswana is the best any aggregation has faced in an AFCON bout back at atomic 2010.
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Mosha Gaolaolwe completed 30 passes adjoin Senegal, the best by any Botswana outfield amateur in the match.
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All of Botswana’s AFCON matches accept produced a winner; they accept yet to be complex in a draw at the tournament.
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Botswana are yet to accumulate a apple-pie area at AFCON finals.