African Friendship Games 1961

Benin 4–3 Senegal

Sunday 31 Dec 1961 · Abidjan, Ivory Coast (neutral)

Benin4–3Senegal

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Benin: 1502 → 1513
Senegal: 1523 → 1512

Expected score for Benin: 47% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 11, 1961–2025.

Benin wins: 1
Draws: 2
Senegal wins: 8

Form either side

Benin

Before

0–1 v Nigeria 8 Nov 1959 · Friendly
1–10 v Nigeria 28 Nov 1959 · Friendly
2–3 v Ivory Coast 14 Apr 1960 · African Friendship Games 1960
7–0 v Mauritania 26 Dec 1961 · African Friendship Games 1961
3–1 v Madagascar 27 Dec 1961 · African Friendship Games 1961

After

1–1 v Nigeria 27 Jan 1963 · Friendly
1–4 v Nigeria 2 Feb 1963 · Friendly
0–1 v Madagascar 12 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963
1–0 v Liberia 14 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963
6–2 v Chad 16 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963

Senegal

Before

2–3 v Gambia 5 Dec 1961 · Friendly
3–2 v Gabon 25 Dec 1961 · African Friendship Games 1961
4–0 v Cameroon 27 Dec 1961 · African Friendship Games 1961
1–1 v Ivory Coast 29 Dec 1961 · African Friendship Games 1961

After

1–1 v Ivory Coast 30 Nov 1962 · Friendly
1–3 v Mali 24 Feb 1963 · Friendly
0–4 v Nigeria 27 Feb 1963 · Friendly
1–0 v Cameroon 12 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963
5–1 v Nigeria 14 Apr 1963 · African Friendship Games 1963

Road through the tournament

Benin

7–0 v Mauritania 26 Dec 1961
3–1 v Madagascar 27 Dec 1961
4–3 v Senegal 31 Dec 1961

Senegal

3–2 v Gabon 25 Dec 1961
4–0 v Cameroon 27 Dec 1961
1–1 v Ivory Coast 29 Dec 1961
3–4 v Benin 31 Dec 1961

Every Benin v Senegal match11

From Benin's side.


30 Dec 2025	Senegal	0–3	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2025	—
26 Mar 2024	Senegal	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
17 Jun 2023	Senegal	1–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2023	—
4 Jun 2022	Senegal	1–3	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2022	—
10 Jul 2019	Senegal	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2019	Quarter-final
16 Jan 2008	Senegal	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
7 Feb 2007	Senegal	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
23 Apr 2000	Senegal	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2000	—
9 Apr 2000	Senegal	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2000	—
31 Jan 1982	Senegal	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
31 Dec 1961	Senegal	4–3	Neutral	African Friendship Games 1961	—

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