Benin Republic closed in on 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualification as they won 1-0 against Lesotho at the Stade Charles de Gaulle.
Jodel Dossou’s 24th minute effort thanks to an assist from Khaled Adenon was all Michel Dussuyer’s men needed to secure all maximum points at stake against Thabo Senong’s Crocodiles.
Having crumbled 4-2 at home versus Nigeria their last time out, the Southern African country went to Porto-Novo with the ambition of reviving their fading Afcon hopes, but the hosts had a different idea.
A second successive win for Benin Republic leave them in Group L’s second spot with five points – a point below Gernot Rohr’s Super Eagles and four points above Sierra Leone who are ranked third with two points.