Comoros national football team

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The Comoros
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Coelacantes (The Coelacanths)
AssociationFFC
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachAmir Abdou
CaptainJimmy Abdou
Most capsYoussouf M'Changama (48)
Top scorerBen Nabouhane (16)
Home stadiumStade Said Mohamed Cheikh
FIFA codeCOM
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 132 Steady (23 December 2021)[1]
Highest127 (October 2017)
Lowest207 (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 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
Appearances1 (first in 2021)
Best resultRound of 16 (2021)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2008)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2019)

The Comoros national football team represents the Comoros in international football and is controlled by the Comoros Football Federation.[3] 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.[4]

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.[4]

Recent results and fixtures[]

Main article: Comoros national football team results

2021[]

25 March 2021 AFCONQ Comoros  0–0  Togo Moroni, Comoros
16:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium:
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.[5]
24 June 2021 FIFA Arab Cup qualifications Palestine  5–1  Comoros Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Daniele Doveri (Italy)
1 September Friendly Comoros  7–1  Seychelles Moroni, Comoros
15:00 UTC+2
Report
  • 78'
 Stadium:
Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)
7 September Friendly Comoros  1–0  Burundi Moroni, Comoros
 Report Stadium:
Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)
13 November Friendly Sierra Leone  0–2  Comoros Sapanca, Turkey
Report
  • Ben Nabouhane 34', 89'
 Stadium: Sapanca Atatürk Stadyumu
31 December Friendly Comoros  1–2  Malawi Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
 Report
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

2022[]

- Friendly Comoros  Cancelled  Ivory Coast TBD, Saudi Arabia
Report Stadium: TBD
10 January 2022 (2022-01-10) 2021 AFCON Comoros  0–1  Gabon Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 Report
  • Boupendza 16'
 Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
14 January 2022 (2022-01-14) 2021 AFCON Morocco  2–0  Comoros Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00
Report Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Referee: (Tunisia)
18 January 2022 (2022-01-18) 2021 AFCON Ghana  2–3  Comoros Garoua, Cameroon
20:00
  • Boakye 64'
  • Djiku 77'
 Report
  • Ben Nabouhane 4'
  • Mogni 61', 85'
 Stadium: Roumdé Adjia Stadium
Referee: (Mali)
24 January 2022 AFCON Round of 16 Cameroon  2–1  Comoros Yaoundé, Cameroon
  • Toko Ekambi 29'
  • Aboubakar 70'
 Report
Stadium: Olembe Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]
Caps and goals updated as of 24 January 2022, after the game against Cameroon.[7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Salim Ben Boina (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 30) 18 0 France Martigues
16 1GK Moyadh Ousseni (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 (age 28) 1 0 France Fréjus St-Raphaël
23 1GK Ali Ahamada (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 30) 30 0 Unattached
2 2DF Kassim Abdallah (1987-04-09) 9 April 1987 (age 34) 31 1 France Athlético Marseille
3 2DF Chaker Alhadhur (1991-12-04) 4 December 1991 (age 30) 31 1 France Ajaccio
4 2DF Younn Zahary (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 23) 9 0 France Cholet
5 2DF Abdallah Ali Mohamed (1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 (age 22) 13 0 Switzerland Stade Lausanne
6 2DF Nadjim Abdou (captain) (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 37) 39 0 France Martigues
12 2DF Kassim M'Dahoma (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 25) 20 0 France Avranches
15 2DF Benjaloud Youssouf (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 27) 31 1 France Le Mans
19 2DF Mohamed Youssouf (1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 (age 33) 32 2 France Ajaccio
27 2DF Kassim Ahamada (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 29) 9 0 France Créteil
28 2DF Alexis Souahy (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 27) 1 0 United States New Mexico United
8 3MF Fouad Bachirou (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 31) 33 0 Cyprus Omonia
10 3MF Youssouf M'Changama (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 31) 48 10 France Guingamp
11 3MF Nakibou Aboubakari (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 28) 8 0 France Stade Briochin
13 3MF Rafidine Abdullah (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 28) 17 0 Switzerland Stade Lausanne
18 3MF Yacine Bourhane (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 23) 9 0 Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles
26 3MF Iyad Mohamed (2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 20) 4 0 France Auxerre
7 4FW Faïz Selemani (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 (age 28) 19 3 Belgium Kortrijk
9 4FW Mohamed M'Changama (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 24) 19 2 France Racing Besançon
14 4FW Ali M'Madi (1990-04-21) 21 April 1990 (age 31) 31 0 France Tours
17 4FW Ibroihim Djoudja (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 27) 26 6 Namibia African Stars
20 4FW Ahmed Mogni (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 (age 30) 21 4 France Annecy
21 4FW Ben Nabouhane (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 32) 32 16 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
22 4FW Saïd Bakari (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 27) 23 0 Netherlands RKC Waalwijk
24 4FW Faiz Mattoir (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 21) 9 1 France Cholet
25 4FW Moussa Djoumoi (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 22) 6 1 France Saint-Priest

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 (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 26) 0 0 Comoros Zilimadjou v.  Burundi, 7 September 2021
GK Mahamoud Mroivili (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 28) 11 0 Comoros Volcan Club v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
DF Abdel-Hakim Abdallah (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 24) 1 0 France Grenoble v.  Burundi, 7 September 2021
DF Safwan Mbaé (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 (age 24) 0 0 France GOAL FC v.  Burundi, 7 September 2021
DF Mohamed Chamoune (1994-11-06) 6 November 1994 (age 27) 1 0 Comoros Volcan Club v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
DF (1989-01-28) 28 January 1989 (age 33) 0 0 Comoros Zilimadjou v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
DF Akim Djaha (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 24) 1 0 France Martigues v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
DF (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 24) 0 0 France Marignane Gignac v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
DF Haym Ibrahim (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 23) 1 0 France Thonon Évian v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
DF El Omar Fardi (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 19) 1 0 France Olympique de Marseille v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
DF Ahmed Soilihi (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 25) 4 0 Free agent v.  Egypt, 29 March 2021
MF (1987-07-23) 23 July 1987 (age 34) 2 0 Comoros Volcan Club v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
MF Abdourahim Moina (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Free agent v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
MF Ancoub Mze Ali (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 25) 11 0 France v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
MF Faouz Faidine Attoumane (Captain) (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 28) 18 0 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
FW Ibtoihi Hadhari (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 18) 0 0 France Marseille B v.  Burundi, 7 September 2021
FW (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 25) 18 0 Comoros Volcan Club v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
FW (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 (age 25) 6 2 Comoros Volcan Club v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
FW (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 24) 1 0 France v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
FW Djamalidine Atoiyi (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 (age 24) 3 0 France Saint-Priest v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
FW (1987-12-31) 31 December 1987 (age 34) 1 0 Comoros Volcan Club v.  Palestine, 24 June 2021
FW Ibrahim Madi (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 23) 3 0 France Martigues v.  Egypt, 29 March 2021
FW Nasser Chamed (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 28) 23 1 Romania Gaz Metan Mediaș 2021 Africa Cup of Nations INJ

Player records[]

As of 24 January 2022
Players in bold are still active with the Comoros.

Competitive record[]

FIFA World Cup[]

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to West Germany 1974 Part of  France Part of  France
Argentina 1978 to Germany 2006 Not affiliated with FIFA Not affiliated with FIFA
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 10
Brazil 2014 2 0 0 2 1 5
Russia 2018 4 0 3 1 1 3
Qatar 2022 2 0 1 1 1 3
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0/22 10 0 4 6 5 21

Olympic Games[]

Olympic Games record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1900 to West Germany 1972 Part of  France (FRA)
Canada 1976 to Spain 1992 Not affiliated with the IOC
United States 1996 to Greece 2004 Not affiliated with FIFA
China 2008 Did not enter
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024 To be determined
Total 0/27
  • Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

Head-to-head record[]

As of 24 January 2022

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Botswana 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
 Burkina Faso 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3
 Burundi 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Cameroon 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4
 Djibouti 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2
 Egypt 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4
 Eswatini 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3
 Gabon 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1
 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 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3
 Mozambique 5 0 0 5 1 12 −11
 Namibia 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4
 Palestine 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4
 Réunion 7 2 1 4 4 13 −9
 Seychelles 4 2 2 0 10 3 +7
 Sierra Leone 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Togo 6 1 3 2 4 7 −3
 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 89 16 22 51 62 156 −93

References[]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ^ Vickers, Steve (24 October 2009). "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Comoros make steps forward". BBC News. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Comoros achieve fairytale Nations Cup qualification". BBC Sport. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Kosova ndërron dy rivalët e miqësoreve të qershorit" [Kosovo replaces the two June friendly rivals] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 May 2021.
  6. ^ "@fedcomfootball". Twitter.
  7. ^ "Comoros".

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