Benin Republic Change National Team Name

The President of the Benin Republic Football Association, Mathurin de Chacus, has announced the changes in the name of Benin's national team, BSNsports.com.ng has gathered.

The West African country has had its national team named the Squirrels but the president who was elected for another 4-year term on Saturday announced the change in the name of the national team.

According to the new president, the national team will now be referred to as Cheetah of Benin replacing the old name.

“We have already sent a letter to our supervisory authority to ask for authorization to change the name of the national team, confirmed Mathurin de Chacus to our colleague Jocelyne Senanhoun, present at the elective GA.

"From this day on, there will be no more Squirrels in Benin as far as football is concerned. From this day on, our footballers will be called Cheetahs," he said.