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Benin vs South Africa Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–00 – 2

Lyle Foster 53′Jayden Adams 84′

Player of the matchLyle FosterRSA · 1 goal · 97′ played · 7 duels won · 3 dribbles · 2 shots (1 on target)

7.8

CAF World Cup QualifiersMatchday 6Stade Félix Houphouët-BoignyRef D. Beida

Events

BEN 0–2 RSA · 2–0 yellow
  1. Full time 0–2
  2. Dokou DodoYellow card
  3. Iqraam Raynersfor Lyle Foster
  4. Mohamed TijaniYellow card
  5. Candas Fiogbefor Steve Mounié
  6. Brandon Agounonfor Rachid Moumini
  7. Jayden Adams0–2Goal · header · assist Oswin Reagan Appollis
  8. Jayden Adamsfor Percy Tau
  9. S. Traoréfor Sessi Octave Emile D'Almeida
  10. +David Kikifor Yohan Roche · injury
  11. Oswin Reagan Appollisfor Relebohile Mofokeng
  12. Lyle Foster0–1Goal · right foot · assist Fawaaz Basadien
  13. Jodel Dossoufor Andréas Hountondji
  14. Half-time 0–0

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Benin4-2-3-16.76 avg rating 7.294-2-3-1South Africa
  1. 16.3Marcel Dandjinou100′
  1. 116.6Rachid Moumini↓85′ 100′
  2. 57.0Yohan Roche↓74′+
  3. 136.9Mohamed TijaniYC 100′
  4. 37.0Tamimou Ouorou100′
  1. 156.8Sessi D'Almeida↓75′
  2. 86.7Imourane Hassane100′
  1. 186.8Junior Olaitan100′
  2. 196.8Dokou DodoYC 100′
  3. 176.5Andréas Hountondji↓46′
  1. 97.0Steve Mounié↓86′ 93′
  1. 16.9Ronwen Williams100′
  1. 37.5Fawaaz BasadienA 100′
  2. 197.2Nkosinathi Sibisi100′
  3. 217.0Siyabonga Ngezana100′
  4. 207.6Khuliso Mudau100′
  1. 157.4Bathusi Aubaas100′
  2. 57.4Thalente Mbatha100′
  1. 117.2Relebohile Mofokeng↓68′
  2. 106.9Percy Tau↓76′
  3. 237.5Thapelo Morena100′
  1. 97.8Lyle FosterG ↓90′ 97′
  1. 2Brandon AgounonDF · ↑85′6.5
  2. 10Candas FiogbeFW · ↑86′
  3. 12David KikiDF · ↑74′6.5
  4. 20Jodel DossouFW · ↑46′6.5
  5. 21S. TraoréFW · ↑75′6.5
  6. 4Moïse AdilehouDF
  7. 6Gislain AhoudoMF
  8. 7Mattéo AhlinviMF
  9. 14Mariano AhouangboMF
  10. 16Saturnin AllagbéGK
  11. 22Attidjikou SamadouMF
  12. 23Serge ObassaGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Gernot Rohr (1.61 PPG) · Hugo Broos (1.44 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 7Oswin AppollisFW · A ↑68′7.3
  2. 8Jayden AdamsMF · G ↑76′7.5
  3. 13Iqraam RaynersFW · ↑90′
  4. 2N. MobbieDF
  5. 6Vuyo LetlapaDF
  6. 12Ndamulelo Rodney MaphanguleMF
  7. 14Thabo MoloisaneDF
  8. 16Sipho ChaineGK
  9. 17Elias MokwanaFW
  10. 18Grant KekanaDF
  11. 22Ricardo GossGK

Head-to-head

1 meeting on record since 2023

0-0-1Benin W-D-L · goals 1:2

0 BEN0 draws1 RSA
  1. South Africa2–1BeninCAF World Cup Qualifiers

Matchday 6

CAF World Cup Qualifiers · the other 10 games
  1. Eswatini3–3Mauritius
  2. Kenya1–2Gabon
  3. Eritrea0–0Niger
  4. Congo0–3Zambia
  5. Namibia1–1Equatorial Guinea
  6. Burkina Faso1–1Guinea-Bissau
  7. Liberia2–1São Tomé and Príncipe
  8. Central African Republic0–0Mali
  9. Côte d'Ivoire19:00Gambia
  10. Madagascar0–3Ghana
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What stands out

  • 0–0half-time

    The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before 0–2 after the break (0–2 full time).

Team stats

6 figures
Beninfull timeSouth Africa
  1. 1Big chances created3
  2. 1Big chances missed1
  3. 80%Forward passes %83%
  4. 49Passes in final third63
  5. 44Ball recoveries46
  6. 94Possession lost103

Table

CAF World Cup Qualifiers 2026 · current
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPts
1South Africa106-3-117:6+1118
2Nigeria104-5-115:8+717
3Benin105-2-312:11+117
4Rwanda103-2-55:9-411
5Lesotho102-3-56:14-89
6Zimbabwe100-5-55:12-75

Full table

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Benin5d restBEN +1d rest4d restSouth Africa
  1. 0-1L26 Mar
  2. 1-0W6 Jun
  3. 2-1W10 Jun
  4. 0-3L7 Sep
  5. 2-1W10 Sep
  6. 3-0W11 Oct
  7. 1-2L15 Oct
  8. 1-1D14 Nov
  9. 0-0D18 Nov
  10. 2-2D20 Mar

4-3-3goals 12:111.50pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 1-1D26 Jun
  2. 1-0W2 Jul
  3. 2-2D6 Sep
  4. 3-2W10 Sep
  5. 5-0W11 Oct
  6. 1-1D15 Oct
  7. 2-0W15 Nov
  8. 3-0W19 Nov
  9. 3-1W9 Mar
  10. 2-0W21 Mar

7-3-0goals 23:72.40pts/game

  1. AZimbabwe2–2
  2. ALibya0–0
  3. HNigeria1–1
  4. ARwanda1–2
  5. HRwanda3–0

latest 5

  1. HLesotho2–0
  2. AEgypt3–1
  3. HSouth Sudan3–0
  4. AUganda2–0
  5. ACongo1–1
Show older matches
  1. HLibya2–1
  2. ANigeria0–3
  3. HNigeria2–1
  4. HRwanda1–0
  5. ASenegal0–1

older

  1. HCongo5–0
  2. ASouth Sudan3–2
  3. HUganda2–2
  4. HSwaziland1–0
  5. HMozambique1–1

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Beninall competitionsSouth Africa
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.33Goals per game (both sides)2.93
  3. 73%Over 1.587%
  4. 60%Over 2.547%
  5. 13%Over 3.540%
  6. 60%Both teams scored60%
  7. 27%Clean sheets40%
  8. 27%Failed to score7%
  9. Benin at home v South Africa away
  10. 5Played7
  11. 4Won3
  12. 1Drawn4
  13. 0Lost0
  14. 9-3Goals (for-against)14-9
  15. 2.6Points per game1.86
  16. 60%Over 2.543%
  17. 40%Clean sheets14%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 10-91st-half goals (for-against)18-6
  20. 7-92nd-half goals (for-against)13-7
  21. 41%Goals after half-time42%
  22. 80%Goal before half-time80%
  23. 6-5-4Half-time W-D-L9-6-0

How we calculate this

Match info

Season
2026 · Matchday 6 of 17
Stage
Group Stage
Kick-off
Venue
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Capacity
50,000 · grass
Weather
29 °C · light rain · humidity 70%
Referee
D. Beida
BEN coach
Gernot Rohr (1.61 PPG)
RSA coach
Hugo Broos (1.44 PPG)

Match summary

South Africa beat Benin 2-0 in the CAF World Cup Qualifiers, Group Stage.

Before kickoff, Benin sat 2nd on 8 points, while South Africa were 1st on 10 points. South Africa had gone 15 matches unbeaten before this one.

Lyle Foster (53') and Jayden Adams (84') scored the goals for South Africa.

Benin — live results and scheduleSouth Africa — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Top ratings

XI avg 6.76 v 7.29
  1. Lyle FosterRSA7.8
  2. Khuliso MudauRSA7.6
  3. Fawaaz BasadienRSA7.5
  4. Thapelo MorenaRSA7.5
  5. Bathusi AubaasRSA7.4

Player leaders

this match

Big chances created

  1. Lyle FosterRSA1
  2. Fawaaz BasadienRSA1
  3. Oswin AppollisRSA1

Progressive passes

  1. Nkosinathi SibisiRSA94 (94%)
  2. Siyabonga NgezanaRSA74 (95%)
  3. Bathusi AubaasRSA50 (88%)

Duels won

  1. Steve MouniéBEN10/19
  2. Lyle FosterRSA7/16
  3. Khuliso MudauRSA7/9

Referee

D. Beida
Cards / match
4.30this match 2 (-2.30)
Yellows / match
4.06
Reds / match
0.24
Penalties / match
0.4830% of matches
Fouls / match
29.8

1.85Home 1.85 vs Away 2.21 yellows/match · +0.36 away · 4–4 red2.21

39%Results in 33 recent matches · draw 24%36%

home winsaway wins
With Benin
1-0-0 in 1 · 2 yellows/game
With South Africa
1-0-0 in 1 · 3 yellows/game

Analysed latest 33 of 44 career matches.

Updated