00:00Twice over this international break.
00:21Abdeladiz Kerkastras starting out in international football
00:25and it is his Central African Republic side who get us underway.
00:37Sorting out his wall is a light and sends it towards the near post.
00:41It's gone all the way through to Roche who couldn't control it
00:46and ends up conceding a foul.
00:51That's broken kindly for Aloko who's in behind and pulling it across
00:56towards Tosin. Good defending back there by Kouadio.
01:04Alitan has to settle for a throw-in.
01:08Well, one pass caught out.
01:10Alitan with a long throw towards Roche who's up from the back.
01:15Held back in for Aloko. He's got support in the middle and it's wide.
01:22The flag has stayed down and that's a huge early chance for
01:26Jürgen Tosin.
01:30Hasn't had much game time in Ligue 1 so far this season for L'Oreal.
01:39And it's Tosin who's in behind again. Decent low shot but too close to goal key mate there.
01:44And Tosin's away again. He's still got it here. Tosin has time.
01:48Pulls it back. Surely they'll score here.
01:50They have. Benin take the lead through Hassan Imouran.
01:54And it's only been six minutes but it had been coming.
02:01Tosin and Oloko have been causing the Central African defence all sorts of problems early on.
02:09They took their time to get a shot away but in the end it's Imouran who puts Benin in front.
02:18It was a good move. The strength of Tosin too much for Julien Cuadio.
02:25Clever touch as well.
02:33I think it may have been Tamimu Wauru up from the back with the assist.
02:39Coolly put away by Imouan.
02:47Goalkeeper Yufeng for Olaitan. Good first touch as well from Wauru.
02:53And that's a good save at his near post.
02:58Almost a costly slip. Yang Gao. Decent cross into the middle.
03:03And that's a crucial intervention there from Yuan Roche.
03:10Godwin Koyalipu.
03:13Looked to have got the first contact but Roche able to make the block.
03:18Not sure he knew too much about it but got himself in just...
03:26It's Kondogbia's first international appearance since March 2025.
03:34Koyalipu looking for space for a shot. Doesn't come and then it's a missed kick in the end from
03:41Yawa Nenji.
03:44A bit better in the last few minutes though from...
03:47Koyalipu has got himself in trouble again.
03:51This time it was up against Aloko.
04:02A light hand gives it away.
04:05Brought down nicely by...
04:07Koyalipu.
04:09Mafuta.
04:10Brings in Solé.
04:13Solé's ball.
04:14It's a measured one.
04:17Kondogbia scrapping away for it.
04:19Gets it back. Kondogbia goes for goal.
04:21It's not a very good save and there is the equaliser.
04:25Well, not the best piece of goalkeeping from Marcel Donginou.
04:30But Louis Mafuta, who else was there and ready to pounce.
04:34That's his 17th international goal.
04:37He extends his record for his country.
04:43And the Central African Republic hit back.
04:47Decent hit from Kondogbia.
04:51Spilled into a dangerous area by Donginou.
04:55Mafuta on hand.
05:00Wasn't the cleanest of finishes on the rebound either from Mafuta.
05:05He got it on target.
05:07Donginou unable to recover.
05:11And the center...
05:19Ivan Rosh's header is deflected onto the bar and then followed in.
05:25And Benin retake the lead.
05:28It's Rodolfo Aloko who scores for the third time already in this AFCON qualifying campaign.
05:39The 19-year-old making a name for himself in international football.
05:50Good header from Roche.
05:52Do been turned on to the bar by Tosse, but Aloko there to slam it home on the volley.
06:04And for all their good work in the last 20 minutes, the Central African Republic are behind again.
06:14really is the man of the moment for Benin. Just a little frustration showing out there
06:21now on the faces of the Central African Republic players. There might be more frustration here
06:30and there will be because they're 3-1 behind. One simple ball over the top and it ends with
06:38Ayagun Tosin scoring for Benin. Well, they've been shaky at the back of the Central African
06:47Republic and they've been caught out badly there. Really good play. I think it was Yamil
06:55Uwou who got in behind. Turned from Badara Diomande and a decent ball through as well. Goalkeeper
07:03hesitated and that forced Tamimu Uwou to put the ball behind for a corner. Very open in
07:15the midfield areas. Hoping his team can give themselves a lifeline before the break. Mafuta
07:22with a chance to do just that. Opted to try and cut the ball back when maybe a shot would
07:28have been the better option. Johan Roche. Leitan is pulled back by Hugo Gambor who is the first
07:39player in this game to receive a yellow card. Those long balls in behind are really causing
07:56the centre trickery from the 19 year old. Tosin trying to find space for a shot and it hits
08:02the post. Well, that would have been a brilliant goal from Benin if that shot from Tosin had
08:08with for Benin. Goals from Hassan Imuran, Rodolfo Aloko and Ayagun Tosin giving them a 3-1 advantage
08:18at the break despite Louis Mafuta's equaliser on his return for the Central African Republic who have had
08:28their moments going forward but look very fragile defensively.
08:33Benny James Okokie and Mustafa Jime.
08:44Well, something does have to change for the Central African Republic in the second half.
08:48It's a shot from kickoff which doesn't float too far over the crossbar of Dominic Place by Jime.
08:56And it was Jime who was the target for that pass and that's almost come straight back off Isaac
09:02Soleil and flown in.
09:11See the impact he's taken in charging that clearance by Azong Nitole.
09:21That's a decent cross as well and an attempted overhead kick from Jime.
09:29Off the back of two defeats.
09:32Coyalipu, decent low shot and it's a strong two hands from Marcel D'Anginou to Tosin.
09:45Perhaps it's something he'll look at replicating though when these teams meet again on Monday but they're 4-1 down
09:50now.
09:50It's another really poor goal to concede and it's another mistake that's been pounced upon by Ayyuguin Tosin.
10:00It's a second of the night for the Lorient man and Benin heading towards a second consecutive victory in AFCON
10:11qualifying in Abidjan.
10:14Tosin too fast, too strong, powering away from James Okke.
10:23And it's a cool finish as well.
10:29Ayyuguin Tosin, Hugo Gambor.
10:34Jime's cross is a good one.
10:36Good header too from Roche.
10:38Mafuta back in.
10:41In the end, Roche able to get it behind for a corner.
10:47One of those is Junior Oluk Bade and this man.
10:53And that's a great ball across.
10:56It was so well worked and Azong Nitode looked almost certain to score.
11:04Tried to square it for Oloko to net his first international goal.
11:08He may have been offside anyway.
11:11It was a great pass and now his team are under pressure.
11:15Forward comes Oloko.
11:17Slides it across and it's put behind by Okke.
11:20He had to make that interception there Okke.
11:25Some comforting words for his centre-back partner after Gambor gave the ball away.
11:37A meeting between these two.
11:39It will be interesting to see what Central African Republic have learned from this defeat.
11:46when they play their home game against the central africa against benning on monday in cameroon
12:09it was a hard fought encounter but benning's class has told in the end a 4-1 victory for gurnott
12:18raw
12:18and his cheaters two on the spin in afghan qualifying benning stretch clear at the top of group b
12:31an early goal from hassan umaran
