Benin fans have celebrated wildly their qualification to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after they grabbed an important point to end Libya's hopes.
The Cheetahs grabbed an all-important point away in Benghazi to seal their return to Africa’s biggest competitioncoach Gernot Rohr, had their destiny in their hands as they needed to get a positive result against the Mediterranean Knights to seal AFCON qualification.
Benin qualified for their fifth Africa Cup of Nations after holding out for a needed point against Libya in their final Group D game. Photo by Issouf Sanogo., Benin held out to secure a valuable goalless draw against Libya, silencing a packed 45,000-capacity stadium to seal the all-important ticket to Africa’s biggest football competition.AFCON
Benin have only had four prior appearances at the AFCON, the first in 2004, before qualifying again in 2008, 2010, and 2019.Meanwhile, there were jubilations all around Benin after the Cheetahs secured a return to the AFCON as fans bragged about beating Libya and Rwanda to the valuable ticket.“We are not humble tonight.
Benin will be among the 24 nations to compete for the AFCON trophy when the competition kicks off in Morocco.to fighting its case after missing out on qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on the final matchday in Group D. The Mediterranean Knights failed to beat Benin Republic at the Tripoli International Stadium, missing out on the chance to play their first AFCON since 2012.Viginia Akinyi is the current import editor at Briefly News. She holds a B.Sc. in Communication and Public Relations from Moi University and has previously worked with Lolwe TV, Daily Nation Eldoret Bureau and SportsBrief.com. Email: [email protected].
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