By Karim Okanla
BBC Sport, Cotonou |
 The team has been promised financial support |
Members of Benin's national team have been rewarded by the country's leader for qualifying for the 2004 Nations Cup finals in Tunisia.
President Mathieu Kerekou gave the team a $100,000 bonus on Monday and promised that the team will be given the required support to perform well at the Nations Cup.
It is the first time that the West African nation is qualifying for the finals.
Over 40,000 fans celebrated the team's qualification on Sunday, following a 3-0 victory over Zambia in Cotonou.
Overwhelmed by emotion, a pregnant female supporter gave birth to a baby in the national stadium and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
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