Senegal will also play on June 5 and 8. They will play against the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania, the former at home. Both matches are World Cup 2026 qualifiers.
In the month of June they will have two official commitments. First, on June 5 against Rwanda and on June 8 against Nigeria. Both will be played at home and will be African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
In a few minutes the friendly match between Senegal and Benin will kick off, both the preview and the minute by minute of the match can be followed here on VAVEL.
Stay tuned for more information on Senegal vs Benin
In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Senegal vs Benin as well as the latest information from the Stade de la Licorne. Stay tuned to VAVEL's minute-by-minute live online coverage of the match.
Junior Olaitan, a 21-year-old playmaker who belongs to Niort, but is playing on loan at Troyes. The young player last season scored five goals and four assists. He has 17 caps for Benin's senior national team with three goals and two assists.
Sadio Mané is the great reference despite the fact that after his time in Europe with top teams like Bayern Munich and Liverpool, he has moved to Saudi Arabia with Al-Nassr, where he shares a dressing room with Cristiano Ronaldo. The 31-year-old left winger has 13 goals and seven assists in 34 appearances. Mané has just scored in the friendly against Gabon. With his national team, the Al-Nassr player has 106 international appearances with a good record: 42 goals and 21 assists.
They are coming from a draw against the African Cup champions in a friendly match that ended in a 2-2 draw. This was their first match of the year. They closed 2023 with a draw against Lesotho and a defeat against South Africa in the first phase for the 2026 World Cup. With one point, they are bottom of Group C, which includes other teams such as Rwanda, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.
Senegal comes from beating Gabon in their last match. A victory to recover from the early elimination in the Africa Cup of Nations after being defeated in the round of 16 by Ivory Coast on penalties, which won the title shortly afterwards. In the last two years they have had only three defeats in total.
A total of six times Senegal and Benin have met, with Senegal winning on five occasions. While one duel has ended in a draw, the most recent was in June 2023 in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
