Benin national football team is the national football team of Benin . The Benin national football team , nicknamed Les Ã cureuils ( The Squirrels ) , is the national football team of Benin and is controlled by the FÃ dÃ ration BÃ ninoise de Football . They were known as the Dahomey national football team until 1975 , when Dahomey became Benin .