Benin vs Botswana Prediction and Betting Tips | 27th December 2025 

Benin and Botswana lock horns at the Rabat Olympic Stadium on Saturday in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, as both sides aim to pick themselves up from the opening day loss.

Ranked 92nd in the world, the Cheetahs are making their first appearance in the competition since 2019 and lost 1-0 to DR Congo in their first game in Group D on Tuesday.

Theo Bongonda struck the only goal of the game in the 16th minute as Benin could never recover from the early deficit. They looked flat going forward and mustered just one shot on target in the game from 11 attempts despite a massive 62% possession.

Botswana, though, suffered a much bigger loss as Senegal prevailed 3-0 against them. Nicolas Jackson struck a double whereas Pape Ndiaye added a third in the final minute of normal time for the Lions of Teranga.

The Zebras have qualified for the AFCON finals for just the second time in history and their lack of experience showed as 2021 AFCON champions Senegal eased past them without much hassle.

With a goal difference of -3, Botswana sit rock-bottom of the group right now with Benin just above them.

Benin vs Botswana Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• This marks the first official clash between Benin and Botswana
• The Zebras are winless in their last eight games in all competitions, losing five; Benin have lost their last three, conceding eight goals and scoring none
• Botswana are ranked 138th in the world; Benin are 46 places above them
• The Cheetahs are in the AFCON for the for the first time since 2019 whereas the Zebras qualified for the first time since 2012

Benin vs Botswana Prediction

Both teams lack experience in the AFCON finals, as their defeats on the opening day of the 2025 edition showed. This is also the first time that these sides clash, so there's an air of unpredictability here too. The Cheetahs have some good options in their offensive vanguard and can hurt the fragile defense of Botswana.

Prediction: Benin 2-1 Botswana

Benin vs Botswana Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Benin

Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes

Edited by Ashwin