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Benin v Mauritania
Benin and Mauritania have met 10 times since 1961: Benin lead 5–3.
5Benin wins
2draws
3Mauritania wins
Goals: Benin 19, Mauritania 8 · 10 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Tuesday, 26 December 1961: Dahomey 7–0 Mauritania in Abidjan.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 29 September 2026: Benin 2–1 Mauritania (Africa Cup of Nations qualification).
- Benin's biggest win: Dahomey 7–0 Mauritania, 1961.
- Mauritania's biggest win: Mauritania 2–0 Benin, 1983.
- 5 of the 10 meetings were competitive matches and 5 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 29 Sept | Benin 2–1 Mauritania Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Ebimpé, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Benin |
| 2022 | ||
| 24 Sept | Mauritania 1–0 Benin Friendly · Mohammedia, Morocco (neutral) |
Mauritania |
| 2019 | ||
| 18 Jun | Benin 3–1 Mauritania Friendly · Marrakesh, Morocco (neutral) |
Benin |
| 2017 | ||
| 24 Mar | Mauritania 1–0 Benin Friendly · Nouakchott, Mauritania |
Mauritania |
| 2001 | ||
| 5 Nov | Benin 2–0 Mauritania Amílcar Cabral Cup · Ségou, Mali (neutral) |
Benin |
| 1996 | ||
| 30 Aug | Mauritania 0–0 Benin Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Nouakchott, Mauritania |
Draw |
| 8 Aug | Benin 4–1 Mauritania Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Cotonou, Benin |
Benin |
| 1983 | ||
| 4 Feb | Mauritania 2–0 Benin Friendly · Nouakchott, Mauritania |
Mauritania |
| 17 Jan | Benin 1–1 Mauritania Friendly · Porto-Novo, Benin |
Draw |
| 1961 | ||
| 26 Dec | Dahomey 7–0 Mauritania African Friendship Games · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral) |
Benin |
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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.