Africa Cup of Nations: Benin factfile

Fixtures: Dec 23 v Democratic Republic of Congo, Rabat (1230), 27 v Botswana, Rabat (1230), 30 v Senegal, Tangier (1900)

Qualifying: Group D runners-up

Results: Nigeria 1-1 home 0-3 away, Rwanda 3-0 1-2, Libya 2-1 0-0

Leading scorers: 2 - Andreas Hountondji, Steve Mounie

Captain: Mounie, forward

Coach: Gernot Rohr (GER)

Rankings: 20 Africa, 92 world

Previous appearances: 4

Best placing: Quarter-finals 2019

Most goals scored: Mozambique 2-2 (2010), Ghana 2-2 (2019)

Most goals conceded: Morocco 0-4 (2004), Ivory Coast 1-4 (2008)

Popular name: Cheetahs