Benin coach Michel Dussuyer has lauded his team for their performance in upsetting favourites Morocco in the Round of 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt on Friday.
Playing with a man down following the sending off of Khaled Adenon, The Squirrels held their own for a 1-1 draw after regulation time before coming tops in a penalty shootout (4-1).
It could all have all ended in stoppage time for Benin when the Atlas Lions were awarded a penalty but Hakim Ziyech's missed effort gave the west Africans a lifeline.