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00:009, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 5, 6

00:14Benin gets us underway and it is Benin in the yellow that get us offers the zebras of Botswana

00:22are in the sky blue with the black march on

00:26the strategy here should be pretty clear, hit hard, hit fast, strike early

00:33yes definitely, I can see Benin have gone in with the big boys up front there

00:38they will definitely be hoping that they can get an early lead in this game

00:42to just settle their nails but Botswana are always a team that fights

00:45and they will be hoping that they can hold on and just try and find that winner as well

00:49but the battle will definitely be in the midfield there

00:53where Benin have their captain Tosin, he's a very very busy guy, very very intelligent

00:58always moving around and he will be very crucial for his team

01:02straight off the onset

01:07looking to control the ebb and flow in that midfield

01:12and keep the grind going

01:14for Benin expect them to try and dominate or boss this game right from the onset

01:22what are their games I want so they want to pack up that midfield

01:25to dominate the midfield and try and open up the other

01:28pretty windy conditions out in here the long ball is floated up front looking for Mooney

01:33he makes the cut back this is an opportunity he strikes gold

01:38have to wait a little longer before they can get to celebrations galore

01:42another look at that line

01:44oh it nearly looked like they had got in the opening they were looking

01:48it's not an easy level and it's always those that fight hard that go on to claim victory

01:54but you can see Botswana look a little bit nervous

01:56you know knowing in the back of their head this tournament

01:58I don't remember the last time they even scored a goal in this tournament

02:01so they want to do a little bit if they're going to get anything out of this game

02:05Benin showing some experience over Botswana

02:09but they will need to make that experience count otherwise a draw for them

02:13might not be good enough to take them to the next round the first sure of intent

02:20after the earlier incident that had an offside flag flanking the goal down and

02:25now it looks like the referee Shamira Navada might be called into action

02:32oh the cheaters of Botswana mobbing her only a yellow card flushed but that oh that

02:40was nasty absolutely nasty very very nasty that could actually get him sent off

02:44if he's not careful I think it was just two of Azilias to try and win the ball

02:48Cabello Seakanieng who actually plays right within this short for MassFest in in the

03:03Moroccan bottle up so far had a long searching ball out onto the left tempo

03:16slowing down just a bit but now Benin turning it in took an almighty deflection and

03:23Roche strikes gold this time in the yellow of the Morocco Sun dropped in gold and now

03:32they chair with a chance they've taken the lead to the back of the net there but

03:38some very very good play from Roche there he kept running he kept going

03:42forward he kept believing I could find the back of the net and he puts his team

03:46in the lead and some very good play from his captain as well Steve Moni holds up

03:51the play very well lays it in his path there and unfortunately for Botswana deflection

03:56that the goalkeeper could do nothing about but still it is a goal for Benin give him

04:02them a go in this tournament and hopefully they can hold on to the lead and get some

04:07points after such a long time 15 games hopefully they can get some points out

04:12of it lady luck get behind their team and raise a few decibels into the sound in

04:18this stadium free kick well struck that hit the upright oh it doesn't get any

04:25closer than that was traveling hit the upright lucky lucky lucky Botswana Benin unlucky Botswana

04:35I'm not sure the goalkeeper would have gotten to it he was completely beaten there and that

04:41I think managed to start the first game but he's available for selection in this one and making it

04:49count and there's a bit of a coming together and the referee has run out of patience now and it's to

04:55the book for the book for the tether reaches into her pocket and brandishes a yellow card for the

05:01Gabaron United player Leobogang didsele yeah that was just a little bit too aggressive from him there

05:09trying to get his team out of trouble but just creates more trouble from that's a timely recovery

05:16in possession by Botswana the agency to get the ball forward appeals for a handball the referee rightly

05:25calls for it so free kick to Benin Chukudu hasn't had the showing that he would have wanted normally

05:33supposed to be an impact player was the only change that was made as Cooper dropped out of the starting

05:39lineup but it hasn't shown for him it's instead shown very much so for Johan Roche one goal it's been as

05:48there'll be protests of innocence and ladies and Jets we're about to begin the second half here at

05:59VN Sports it's gonna be banned in one Botswana NL enjoy the second half

06:09that gives his team as early an advantage into the second half as possible second half gets underway

06:17Benin comfortably leading with that solitary goal that was struck by Johan Roche yeah not very sure

06:29about the substitution over one or one year he looked one of the best players for Botswana in the first

06:34happened the attack still eminent right at the edge can they find the right slot and it's in here open

06:42dab cut back is good twist and a turn set up for the short comes pile driver goalkeeper managers to

06:49avoid that excellent reflection never going to hit the target just another chance there we get to look

06:56at that and that was the brilliant turn from Doku and then the shot that came in already racing away to

07:02go and celebrate yeah when he was in the right place there but I just couldn't get to get his foot onto the

07:10border turns one way and that finds Roche who's marauding out outside that was a brilliant cross there

07:17the header missing the danger not yet passed another deflection and this time the goalkeeper was wrong

07:23footed but just recovered in time just step the ball but that was a good defensive touch from from the

07:30defender of Botswana there to just get the ball out of danger oh wow what a save right right right

07:38place right moment oh the boss just missed the the cross there but very very good goalkeeping there

07:46and again from Poco there he washed the ball all the way and just saved that made a very good save very

07:54good reflex from him to save that ball well something must be said about the right back here Timimo

08:01Auro that's his second shot in this game had the first one into this game and take the initiative

08:07trying to fashion out a chance going for Cabello

08:14you can go back and the riveting shot it was didn't look like it was on target but in the end Cooper

08:24had that really troubling good strike of the ball just the ball kept rising in step away now there could

08:33be a counter-attack that's on tips and ball for trying to get his way forward a local is uh quickly

08:40outsmarted here his more experienced uh opponent Malapi it's a foul free kick get that catch was looking

08:49for to beat his man there and some very very lucky defending from the botanist everything they can at

08:56been in to just at least try and get a point out of out of this match

09:03the attack chance here looking for the one two and the short is over the bar that breaks the

09:10camels back that was too close for comfort once again looking to fashion out the opportunity

09:17Doku we just spoke about him seconds earlier he's been a real life warrior here

09:28on the attack once again Benin switching lanes stepping away from one but shows too much of

09:33that ball going forward and that's a foul switching lanes was brilliant and i think it was the intent to

09:40chest that ball there play the ball a little too much forward yeah they just over on the border but

09:46something the sinking feeling is settling in here for the zebras they realize it's almost done and dusted

09:55take the word almost out of the equation and the word that is the key word for the night is

10:03what that's important to mean to win to defeat or to overcome and that's exactly what they've managed

10:12to pull off here Benin 15 matches they've had to wait and finally it has come to a release for them

10:20the final whistle in rabat a release for the cheaters single strike from that man roche breaks the silence

10:26breaks the run and also broke Botswana's resistance Benin now stepped forward with belief restored and

10:33the night is leaning their way from the stadium olympic annex this chapter tonight belongs to the cheaters

10:42of Benin full-time Benin won Botswana

Benin vs Botswana | HIGHLIGHTS AFCON 2025 | 12/27/2025 | beIN SPORTS USA

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