Comoros national football team

Comoros
Nickname(s)	Les Coelacantes (The Coelacanths)
Association	Fédération de Football des Comores
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Amir Abdou
Captain	Nadjim Abdou
Most caps	Youssouf M'Changama (40)
Top scorer	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (15)
Home stadium	Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh
FIFA code	COM
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	132 (19 November 2021)[1]
Highest	127 (October 2017)
Lowest	207 (December 2006)
First international
	Mauritius 3–0 Comoros ; (Saint-Denis, Réunion; August 26, 1979)
Biggest win
	Comoros 7–1 Seychelles ; (Mitsamiouli, Comoros; September 1, 2021)
Biggest defeat
	Réunion 6–1 Comoros ; (Saint-Denis, Réunion; August 31, 1979) ; Madagascar 5–0 Comoros ; (Victoria, Seychelles; August 20, 1993) ; Mauritius 5–0 Comoros ; (Curepipe, Mauritius; September 4, 2003)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	1 (first in 2021)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2008)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2019)

The Comoros national football team represents the Comoros in international football and is controlled by the Comoros Football Federation.[2] It was formed in 1979, joined the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 2003, and became a FIFA member in 2005. Comoros qualified for their first major tournament in 2021, after their 0–0 draw with Togo assured them of a place in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]

History

The national football team of the Comoros played their first matches in the 1979 Indian Ocean Island Games. Those were the only games they played until qualification for the 2009 Arab Nations Cup in 2006. Those two matches were their first two matches with full FIFA recognition, and included a 4–2 victory over Djibouti. In 2007, Comoros first entered qualification for the World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations for the 2010 tournaments, but lost in the preliminary round 2–10 on aggregate to Madagascar.

During the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in October 2015, Les Coelacantes advanced past the first round for the first time ever by beating Lesotho on away goals after two draws. Since then results have improved steadily, including home wins against Botswana, Mauritius and Malawi in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

On 14 November 2019, Comoros opened their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign with a 0–1 win away to Togo, their first away win in a major qualifier. They would go on to qualify for the final tournament, their first major tournament since joining FIFA.[3]

Recent results and fixtures

2021

25 March 2021 AFCONQ	Comoros	0–0	Togo	Moroni, Comoros
16:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

29 March 2021 AFCONQ	Egypt	4–0	Comoros	Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2	Elneny 15' Sherif 17' Salah 21', 25'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)

5 June Friendly	Comoros	Cancelled	Gambia	Antalya, Turkey
Note: The match was cancelled after Comoros is on the list of restrictions on entry into Turkey as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

8 June Friendly	Kosovo	Cancelled	Comoros	Antalya, Turkey
Note: The match was cancelled after Comoros is on the list of restrictions on entry into Turkey as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

24 June 2021 FIFA Arab Cup qualifications	Palestine	5–1	Comoros	Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3	Kharoub 35' Dabbagh 42' Seyam 56', 72' Batran 81'	Report	Moussa 5'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Daniele Doveri (Italy)

1 September Friendly	Comoros	7–1	Seychelles	Moroni, Comoros
15:00 UTC+2	Selemani 31' Youssouf 34' Mogni 39', 49' Ben 63', 75', 83'	Report	Henriette 78'	Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)

7 September Friendly	Comoros	1–0	Burundi	Moroni, Comoros
	M'Changama 47'	Report		Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)

13 November Friendly	Sierra Leone	0–2	Comoros	Sapanca, Turkey
		Report	Ben 34', 89'	Stadium: Sapanca Atatürk Stadyumu

22 December Friendly	Réunion	v	Comoros	TBD, Réunion
				Stadium: TBD

2022

10 January 2022 (2022-01-10) 2021 AFCON	Comoros	v	Gabon	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00				Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo

14 January 2022 (2022-01-14) 2021 AFCON	Morocco	v	Comoros	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00				Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo

18 January 2022 (2022-01-18) 2021 AFCON	Ghana	v	Comoros	Garoua, Cameroon
20:00				Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following players were called for the friendly match against Seychelles and Burundi on 1 and 7 September 2021, respectively.[5]
Caps and goals updated as of 24 June 2021, after the game against Palestine.[6]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Salim Ben Boina	(1991-07-19) 19 July 1991	12	0	Martigues
1GK	Moyadh Ousseni	(1993-04-02) 2 April 1993	1	0	Fréjus St-Raphaël
1GK	Fahad Abdoul-Anziz	(1995-08-15) 15 August 1995	0	0	Zilimadjou

2DF	Kassim M'Dahoma	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997	14	0	SC Lyon
2DF	Nadjim Abdou	(1984-07-13) 13 July 1984	33	0	Martigues
2DF	Saïd Bakari	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994	16	0	RKC Waalwijk
2DF	Kassim Abdallah	(1987-04-09) 9 April 1987	26	0	Athlético Marseille
2DF	Benjaloud Youssouf	(1994-02-11) 11 February 1994	24	1	Le Mans
2DF	Abdel-Hakim Abdallah	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997	1	0	Grenoble
2DF	Younn Zahary	(1998-10-20) 20 October 1998	2	0	Cholet
2DF	Safwan Mbaé	(1997-04-20) 20 April 1997	0	0	GOAL FC
2DF	Kassim Ahamada	(1992-04-18) 18 April 1992	9	0	Créteil

3MF	Yacine Bourhane	(1998-09-30) 30 September 1998	4	0	Go Ahead Eagles
3MF	Fouad Bachirou	(1990-04-15) 15 April 1990	26	0	Omonia
3MF	Nasser Chamed	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993	21	1	Gaz Metan Mediaș
3MF	Iyad Mohamed	(2001-03-05) 5 March 2001	0	0	Auxerre
3MF	Youssouf M'Changama	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990	40	8	Guingamp
4FW	Mohamed Youssouf	(1988-03-26) 26 March 1988	26	1	Ajaccio
3MF	Nakibou Aboubakari	(1993-03-10) 10 March 1993	6	0	Stade Briochin

4FW	Ibtoihi Hadhari	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003	0	0	Marseille B
4FW	Djoumoi Moussa	(1999-07-16) 16 July 1999	1	1	Saint-Priest
4FW	Faiz Mattoir	(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000	4	1	Cholet
4FW	Ali M'Madi	(1990-04-21) 21 April 1990	28	0	Tours
4FW	Ahmed Mogni	(1991-10-10) 10 October 1991	13	0	Annecy
4FW	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane	(1989-06-10) 10 June 1989	25	10	Red Star Belgrade
4FW	Faïz Selemani	(1993-11-14) 14 November 1993	13	1	Kortrijk

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Mahamoud Mroivili	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994	11	0	Volcan Club	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
GK	Ali Ahamada	(1991-08-19) 19 August 1991	26	0	Free agent	v. Egypt, 29 March 2021

DF	Mohamed Chamoune	(1994-11-06) 6 November 1994	1	0	Volcan Club	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
DF	Mradabi Chadhuli	(1989-01-28) 28 January 1989	0	0	Zilimadjou	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
DF	Akim Djaha	(1997-08-05) 5 August 1997	1	0	Martigues	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
DF	Zaidou Soilihi	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997	0	0	Marignane Gignac	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
DF	Haym Ibrahim	(1998-06-04) 4 June 1998	1	0	Thonon Évian	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
DF	El Omar Fardi	(2002-04-22) 22 April 2002	1	0	Olympique de Marseille	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
DF	Abdallah Ali Mohamed	(1999-04-11) 11 April 1999	11	0	Stade Lausanne	v. Egypt, 29 March 2021
DF	Ahmed Soilihi	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996	4	0	Free agent	v. Egypt, 29 March 2021

MF	Abdallah Allaoui	(1987-07-23) 23 July 1987	2	0	Volcan Club	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
MF	Abdourahim Moina	(2000-12-17) 17 December 2000	1	0	Free agent	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
MF	Ancoub Mze Ali	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996	11	0	Villefranche Saint-Jean Beaulieu	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
MF	Faouz Faidine Attoumane (Captain)	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994	18	0	FC Nouadhibou	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
MF	Rafidine Abdullah	(1994-01-15) 15 January 1994	12	0	Stade Lausanne	v. Egypt, 29 March 2021

FW	Ali Salim Mbaé	(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996	18	0	Volcan Club	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
FW	Ali Nassim M'Changama	(1996-09-23) 23 September 1996	6	2	Volcan Club	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
FW	Loutfi Daoudou	(1997-09-28) 28 September 1997	1	0	Gémenosienne	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
FW	Ibroihim Djoudja	(1994-05-06) 6 May 1994	23	6	African Stars	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
FW	Djamalidine Atoiyi	(1997-08-05) 5 August 1997	3	0	Saint-Priest	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
FW	Ahmed Fakira	(1987-12-31) 31 December 1987	1	0	Volcan Club	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
FW	Mohamed M'Changama	(1997-08-05) 5 August 1997	19	2	Racing Besançon	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021
FW	Ibrahim Madi	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998	3	0	Martigues	v. Egypt, 29 March 2021

Player records

As of 29 March 2021

Players in bold are still active with Comoros.

Most caps
Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Youssouf M'Changama	40	8	2010–present
2	Nadjim Abdou	33	0	2010–present
3	Chaker Alhadhur	29	1	2014–present
4	Ali M'Madi	28	0	2010–present
5	Kassim Abdallah	27	1	2007–present
6	Ali Ahamada	26	0	2016–present
	Fouad Bachirou	26	0	2014–present
	Mohamed Youssouf	26	1	2011–present
9	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane	25	13	2014–present
10	Benjaloud Youssouf	24	1	2015–present

Top goalscorers
#	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane	13	25	0.4	2014–present
2	Youssouf M'Changama	8	40	0.2	2010–present
3	Ibroihim Djoudja	6	22	0.27	2017–present
4	Soulaimane Athoumane	2	3	0.67	2011
	Ahmed Saïd Anfane	2	4	0.5	2006–2011
	Ali Nassim M'Changama	2	6	0.33	2019–present
	Raïdou Boina Bacar	2	10	0.2	2015–present
	Mohamed Mouigni	2	10	0.2	2003–2010
	Djamel Bakar	2	16	0.13	2016–present
	Mohamed M'Changama	2	18	0.11	2010–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record									FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1974	Part of France								Part of France
1978 to 2006	Not affiliated with FIFA								Not affiliated with FIFA
2010	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	2	10
2014									2	0	0	2	1	5
2018									4	0	3	1	1	3
2022									2	0	1	1	1	3
2026	To be determined								0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		0/22							10	0	4	6	5	21

Olympic Games record

Olympic Games
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900 to 1972	Part of France (FRA)
1976 to 1992	Not affiliated with the IOC
1996 to 2004	Not affiliated with FIFA
2008	Did not enter
2012
2016
2020
2024	To be determined
Total		0/27

Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 1
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957 to 1974	Part of France
1976 to 2002	Not affiliated with CAF
2004	Did not enter
2006
2008
2010	Did not qualify
2012
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Qualified
2023	To be determined
2025	To be determined
Total		1/33

African Games record

African Games
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965 to 1973	Part of France (FRA)
1978 to 1991	Not affiliated with the IOC
1995	Did not enter
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
Total		0/12

Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, Football at the All-Africa Games was open to full senior national teams.

African Nations Championship record

African Nations Championship
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2009	Did not enter
2011	Did not enter
2014	Did not qualify
2016
2018
2020
2022	To be determined
Total		0/6

COSAFA Cup record

COSAFA Cup
Appearances: 4
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1997 to 2007	Not affiliated with COSAFA
2008	Group stage	11th	3	0	0	3	0	5
2009	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	2	4
2010	Cancelled
2013	Did not enter
2015
2016
2017
2018	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	1	5
2019	Quarter-finals	8th	3	1	1	1	4	5
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Total	Quarter-finals	4/19	12	2	3	7	7	19

Indian Ocean Island Games record

Indian Ocean Island Games
Appearances: 9
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1979	Bronze Medal	3rd	4	1	0	3	4	12
1985	Bronze Medal	3rd	3	1	1	1	4	3
1990	Fourth Place	4th	4	1	0	3	2	8
1993	Group Stage	5th	2	0	0	2	0	8
1998	Group Stage	5th	2	0	0	2	0	6
2003	Fourth Place	4th	4	0	0	4	0	12
2007	Group Stage	6th	2	0	1	1	1	4
2011		5th	3	0	2	1	2	4
2015		7th	2	0	0	2	0	6
Total	Bronze Medal	9/9	26	3	4	19	13	63

Arab Nations Cup record

Arab Nations Cup									Arab Nations Cup Qualification record
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Part of France								Part of France
1964
1966
1985	Did not enter								Did not enter
1988
1992
1998	Withdrew								Withdrew
2002	Did not enter								Did not enter
2009	Did not qualify ¹								2	1	0	1	4	3
2012	Did not enter
2021	Did not qualify								1	0	0	1	1	5
Total		0/10							3	1	0	2	5	8

^1 The 2009 edition was cancelled during qualification.

Pan Arab Games record

Pan Arab Games
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1953 to 1965	Part of France (FRA)
1976 to 1992	Not affiliated with the UANOC
1997	Did not enter
1999	Did not enter
2004	No tournament
2007	Did not enter
2011	Did not enter
Total		0/11

Head-to-head record

As of 15 November 2020

Opponent	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Botswana	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
Burkina Faso	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3
Cameroon	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3
Djibouti	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2
Egypt	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Eswatini	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3
Gabon	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Ghana	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2
Guinea	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Kenya	5	1	3	1	6	6	0
Lesotho	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1
Libya	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2
Madagascar	9	0	1	8	3	25	−22
Malawi	4	1	0	3	3	5	−2
Maldives	4	2	2	0	9	5	+4
Mauritania	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Mauritius	9	2	1	6	6	22	−16
Mayotte	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Morocco	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Mozambique	5	0	0	5	1	12	−11
Namibia	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4
Réunion	7	2	1	4	4	13	−9
Seychelles	6	1	2	3	4	10	−6
Togo	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1
Uganda	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2
Yemen	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Zambia	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5
Zimbabwe	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
29 Countries	88	16	22	50	61	154	−92

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
Vickers, Steve (24 October 2009). "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Comoros make steps forward". BBC News. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
"Comoros achieve fairytale Nations Cup qualification". BBC Sport. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
"Kosova ndërron dy rivalët e miqësoreve të qershorit" [Kosovo replaces the two June friendly rivals] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 May 2021.
"@fedcomfootball". Twitter.
"Comoros".

External links

FFC official website
Comoros at FIFA.com
Bourtney, Barri. Comoros – List of International Matches± at RSSSF.com (Last updated: January 31, 2008)

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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[2] Vickers, Steve (24 October 2009). "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Comoros make steps forward". BBC News. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

[AFCON20201-3] "Comoros achieve fairytale Nations Cup qualification". BBC Sport. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[4] "Kosova ndërron dy rivalët e miqësoreve të qershorit" [Kosovo replaces the two June friendly rivals] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 May 2021.

[5] "@fedcomfootball". Twitter.

[6] "Comoros".

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East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
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