AFCON 1998 Qualifiers : Benin defeats Mauritania 4-1
COTONOU, Aug. 8, 1996 (AMP) — Burkina Faso 1998 (Qualifiers) : Benin defeated Mauritania by a score of 4-1 (halftime: 1-0), in the first leg of a AFCON qualifier tie on Thursday.
The second leg between Benin and Mauritania will be played on Friday August 30, 1996 in Nouakchott.
Fixtures and Results : Preliminary round
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Overview
Benin at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 6 participations in the qualifications (first in 1980)
Mauritania at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 6 participations in the qualifications (first in 1980)
Benin
4:1
Mauritania
4:1 (1:0)
- 8 August 1996
- Cotonou
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