Benin Benin Benin ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Benin () and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. The majority of its population lives on the small southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo, but the seat of government is in Cotonou, the country's largest city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of and its
2008 African Women's Championship Was played between 30 November and 16 December 2007. Cameroon, Congo-Kinshasa, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and South Africa had a bye to the second round. Egypt, Burundi and Benin withdrew their matches. Played between 24 February and 8 March 2008. Therefore, the following eight teams will take part at the African Championship: Tunisia and Congo will compete at the African Championship for the first time. Equatorial Guinea's Genoveva Añonma was announced player of the tournament and also won the top scorer award with six goals. 6 Goals Genoveva Añonma 2008 African Women's Championship The 2008 Women's African Football Championship is of