Head to head · Men's national teams
Benin v Burkina Faso
Benin and Burkina Faso have met 21 times since 1978: Burkina Faso lead 12–4.
4Benin wins
5draws
12Burkina Faso wins
Goals: Benin 20, Burkina Faso 38 · 21 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 12 February 1978: Benin 0–2 Upper Volta in Porto-Novo.
- The most recent was on Friday, 25 September 2026: Burkina Faso 1–1 Benin (Africa Cup of Nations qualification).
- Benin's biggest win: Benin 3–2 Upper Volta, 1979.
- Burkina Faso's biggest win: Upper Volta 3–0 Benin, 1978.
- 8 of the 21 meetings were competitive matches and 13 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 25 Sept | Burkina Faso 1–1 Benin Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
Draw |
| 2025 | ||
| 18 Nov | Benin 0–3 Burkina Faso Friendly · Mohammedia, Morocco (neutral) |
Burkina Faso |
| 2017 | ||
| 21 May | Benin 2–2 Burkina Faso Friendly · Cotonou, Benin |
Draw |
| 4 May | Burkina Faso 1–1 Benin Friendly · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
Draw |
| 2015 | ||
| 17 Nov | Burkina Faso 2–0 Benin FIFA World Cup qualification · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
Burkina Faso |
| 12 Nov | Benin 2–1 Burkina Faso FIFA World Cup qualification · Cotonou, Benin |
Benin |
| 2012 | ||
| 26 May | Burkina Faso 2–2 Benin Friendly · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
Draw |
| 2004 | ||
| 13 Jun | Burkina Faso 4–2 Benin Friendly · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
Burkina Faso |
| 26 May | Benin 1–0 Burkina Faso Friendly · Cotonou, Benin |
Benin |
| 2003 | ||
| 24 Sept | Benin 0–1 Burkina Faso Friendly · Algiers, Algeria (neutral) |
Burkina Faso |
| 1996 | ||
| 27 Dec | Benin 0–0 Burkina Faso (pens) Friendly · Cotonou, Benin |
Benin |
| 25 Dec | Benin 1–1 Burkina Faso Friendly · Cotonou, Benin |
Draw |
| 1991 | ||
| 27 Jan | Benin 1–2 Burkina Faso Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Cotonou, Benin |
Burkina Faso |
| 1990 | ||
| 19 Aug | Burkina Faso 2–0 Benin Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
Burkina Faso |
| 1988 | ||
| 31 Jul | Burkina Faso 1–0 Benin Tournament Burkina Faso · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
Burkina Faso |
| 1987 | ||
| 5 Feb | Burkina Faso 3–2 Benin West African Cup · Monrovia, Liberia (neutral) |
Burkina Faso |
| 1984 | ||
| 22 Nov | Burkina Faso 2–1 Benin West African Cup · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |
Burkina Faso |
| 1 Aug | Upper Volta 3–1 Benin Friendly · Ouagadougou, Upper Volta |
Burkina Faso |
| 1979 | ||
| 21 Oct | Benin 3–2 Upper Volta Friendly · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Benin |
| 1978 | ||
| 26 Feb | Upper Volta 3–0 Benin Friendly · Ouagadougou, Upper Volta |
Burkina Faso |
| 12 Feb | Benin 0–2 Upper Volta Friendly · Porto-Novo, Benin |
Burkina Faso |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.