Beninese football: Celtiis grants subsidies to clubs, national teams and the FBF

Celtiis Bénin awarded prizes and subsidies to the Benin Football Federation, clubs and national teams at a ceremony on October 16, 2026, at the General Mathieu Kérékou Friendship Stadium in Cotonou. Sobemap and Coton FC received 20 million and 10 million CFA francs respectively, while women’s champions and runners-up Dynamique FC and Élite AC received 10 million and 5 million. The support also includes 90 million CFA francs for men’s first-division clubs, 36 million for women’s clubs, 30 million for the Guépards, 15 million for the Amazones and 14 million for the federation. Celtiis said its partnership with the federation, signed in December 2024, commits a total of 1.5 billion CFA francs over five years to develop and professionalize Beninese football.