CAN 2025: What time and on which channels to watch the Benin vs Botswana match live

AFCON 27 December 2025 at 06:07

Mahdi Zakaria LAZRI

News Editor

27.12.25 FT AFCON - Africa Cup of Nations

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The stage is perfectly set: this Saturday, December 27, at the Rabat Olympic Stadium, Benin and Botswana might already be fighting for their last breath in this CAN 2025. Both teams were defeated in their openers—1–0 for the Cheetahs against DR Congo, and 3–0 for the Zebras against Senegal—leaving them with only one option: victory. The Beninese, frustrated by a malfunctioning VAR on matchday one, are still torn between regret and rebellion: that feeling of injustice could fuel their fire... or freeze them in their tracks.

CAN 2025: What time and on which channels to watch Benin vs Botswana live?

The match between Benin and Botswana will kick off at 1:30 p.m. at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, and will be broadcast on the following channels:

• 4Seven
• Arena Premium 3 Srbija HD
• beIN Connect FRANCE
• beIN Connect MENA HD
• beIN Connect USA
• beIN Sports 1 HD (Astro)
• beIN Sports Australia 3 HD
• beIN Sports France 2 HD
• beIN Sports MENA Max 1 HD
• beIN Sports MENA Max 2 HD
• beIN Sports MENA Max 3 HD
• beIN Sports MENA Max 4 HD
• beIN Sports US Español
• beIN Sports US HD
• Canal 2 International
• Channel 4 Streaming (ALL4)
• DAZN Deutsch
• DAZN Japan
• EXXEN Digital Türkiye
• Fanatiz USA
• Fubo Sports USA
• Megogo Futbol 2
• Sport TV7 Portugal HD
• Sportdigital FUSSBALL HD
• Sportitalia HD
• SportKlub 1 Hrvatska HD
• SuperSport MáXimo 360
• SuperSport PSL HD
• YouTube: Channel 4 Sport
• Ziggo Sport HD

Between survival and a story to write

Benin, absent from the knockout stages since 2019, will welcome back four players suspended for their first game: Dandjinou, Tijani, Olaitan, and captain Steve Mounié—a timely return for a squad fighting for its legacy. Botswana, meanwhile, must prove they're not just here to gain experience. In this Group D dominated by heavyweights, this clash could be the turning point. A win opens the door to the future, a draw leaves a faint hope, but a defeat... closes it shut.

Also read: CAN 2025: Zambia and Comoros play out the tournament's first goalless draw

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