Cheetahs: Argentina-Benin match scheduled for October 6, AFA awaits FIFA response

C5N, citing sources from the AFA, specifies that the Argentine federation has scheduled three home matches: against Bolivia on September 30 at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium in Córdoba, Burkina Faso on October 3 at the Monumental, and then Benin on October 6 at the same venue in Buenos Aires.

The daily La Nación also presents this schedule as nearly finalized, while emphasizing that official confirmation has yet to be published. MDZ reports that the AFA is preparing its announcement after several days of waiting for international validation of the matches.

For Benin, this match would mark the first encounter of the senior national team with Argentina. The fixture would provide the Cheetahs with a high-profile opposition just days after their initial outings in the continental qualifiers.

The point still under discussion with FIFA concerns the recognition of the matches as international A-class fixtures. This qualification is significant for Argentina, as several of its players received suspensions following the 2026 World Cup final.

The announced schedule places Benin at the end of the Argentine international window. At this stage, neither the player list from Lionel Scaloni nor the final organizational details for the October 6 match have been officially confirmed by the AFA.

Before this anticipated meeting in Buenos Aires, the Cheetahs are set to open the 2027 AFCON qualifiers against Burkina Faso on September 25 in Ouagadougou, followed by a home match against Mauritania on September 29 at the Félix-Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan.