AFCON 2006 Qualifiers : Cameroon beats Benin 4-1
COTONOU, Jun. 4, 2005 (AMP) — Egypt 2006 (Qualifiers) : Cameroon defeated Benin by a score of 4-1 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday afternoon.
The result put the Cameroonians second in Group 3 with 14 points. Benin is bottom with 2 points. In their next game, Cameroon will meet third-placed Libya on June 19, while Benin will face Sudan.
Fixtures and Results : Group 3
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Overview
Benin at the AFCON
- 1 appearances (2004)
- 10 participations in the qualifications (first in 1980)
Cameroon at the AFCON
- 4 titles (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002)
- 13 appearances (first in 1970)
- 20 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
- Statistics: Champions (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002) Runners-up (1986) Third Place (1972) Fourth Place (1992)
Benin
1:4
Cameroon
1:4 (0:1)
- 4 June 2005
- 16:00
- Cotonou
Group 3
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Ivory Coast | 16 |
| Cameroon | 14 |
 Libya | 11 |
 Egypt | 10 |
 Sudan | 2 |
| Benin | 2 |
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