Comoros national football team

The Comoros
Nickname(s)	Les Coelacantes (The Coelacanths)
Association	FFC
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Captain	Jimmy Abdou
Most caps	Youssouf M'Changama (48)
Top scorer	Ben Nabouhane (16)
Home stadium	Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh
FIFA code	COM
FIFA ranking
Current	128 3 (31 March 2022)[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)
Best result	Round of 16 (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]

In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Ahmed Mogni scored a brace for Comoros in their 3–2 group match victory over Ghana in what the BBC described as "one of the biggest shocks in Nations Cup history".[4]

Recent results and fixtures

2021

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	Kharoub 35' Dabbagh 42' Seyam 56', 72' Batran 81'	Report	Djoumoi 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 Nabouhane 63', 75', 83'	Report	Henriette 78'	Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)

7 September Friendly	Comoros	1–0	Burundi	Moroni, Comoros
	Y. 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 Nabouhane 34', 89'	Stadium: Sapanca Atatürk Stadyumu

31 December Friendly	Comoros	1–2	Malawi	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
	Selemani 45'	Report	Mhango 25' Muyaba 38'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

2022

3 January 2022 (2022-01-03) 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	Amallah 16' Aboukhlal 88'	Report		Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Sadok Selmi (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: Boubou Traore (Mali)

24 January 2022 AFCON Round of 16	Cameroon	2–1	Comoros	Yaoundé, Cameroon
	Toko Ekambi 29' Aboubakar 70'	Report	Y. M'Changama 81'	Stadium: Olembe Stadium Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

25 March Friendly	Comoros	2–1	Ethiopia	Moroni, Comoros
	Mattoir 7' Ali Mohamed 68'		Dagnachew 79'	Stadium: Stade omnisports de Malouzini

Coaching history

Pierre Jacky (1985)
Ali Mbaé Camara (2006–2007)
Manuel Amoros (2010)
Mohamed Chamité (2010–2011)
Ali Mbaé Camara (2011–2013)
Amir Abdou (2014–2022)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called for the friendly against Ethiopia on 25 March 2022.[6]

Caps and goals updated as of 25 March 2022, after the game against Ethiopia.[7]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Ali Ahamada	(1991-08-19) 19 August 1991	31	0	UE Santa Coloma
1GK	Yannick Pandor	(2001-05-01) 1 May 2001	1	0	RC Lens B
1GK	Kari Guaino		0	0

2DF	Mohamed Youssouf	(1988-03-26) 26 March 1988	33	2	Ajaccio
2DF	Benjaloud Youssouf	(1994-02-11) 11 February 1994	32	1	Le Mans
2DF	Chaker Alhadhur	(1991-12-04) 4 December 1991	31	1	Ajaccio
2DF	Saïd Bakari	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994	24	0	RKC Waalwijk
2DF	Kassim M'Dahoma	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997	21	0	Avranches
2DF	Abdallah Ali Mohamed	(1999-04-11) 11 April 1999	14	1	Stade Lausanne
2DF	Younn Zahary	(1998-10-20) 20 October 1998	10	0	Cholet
2DF	Kassim Ahamada	(1992-04-18) 18 April 1992	9	0	Créteil

3MF	Youssouf M'Changama	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990	49	10	Guingamp
3MF	Fouad Bachirou	(1990-04-15) 15 April 1990	34	0	Omonia
3MF	Yacine Bourhane	(1998-09-30) 30 September 1998	9	0	Go Ahead Eagles
3MF	Iyad Mohamed	(2001-03-05) 5 March 2001	5	0	Auxerre
3MF	Anfane Ahamada	(2002-05-07) 7 May 2002	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain

4FW	Ben Nabouhane	(1989-06-10) 10 June 1989	33	16	Red Star Belgrade
4FW	Ali M'Madi	(1990-04-21) 21 April 1990	32	0	Tours
4FW	Ibroihim Youssouf	(1994-02-01) 1 February 1994	27	6	TS Sporting
4FW	Nasser Chamed	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993	23	1	Gaz Metan Mediaș
4FW	Ahmed Mogni	(1991-10-10) 10 October 1991	22	4	Annecy
4FW	Faïz Selemani	(1993-11-14) 14 November 1993	19	3	Kortrijk
4FW	Faiz Mattoir	(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000	10	2	Cholet
4FW	Moussa Djoumoi	(1999-07-16) 16 July 1999	6	1	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	Salim Ben Boina	(1991-07-19) 19 July 1991	18	0	Martigues	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
GK	Moyadh Ousseni	(1993-04-02) 2 April 1993	1	0	Fréjus St-Raphaël	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
GK	Fahad Abdoul-Anziz	(1995-08-15) 15 August 1995	0	0	Zilimadjou	v. Burundi, 7 September 2021
GK	Mahamoud Mroivili	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994	11	0	Volcan Club	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021

DF	Kassim Abdallah	(1987-04-09) 9 April 1987	31	1	Athlético Marseille	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Nadjim Abdou (captain)	(1984-07-13) 13 July 1984	39	0	Martigues	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Alexis Souahy	(1995-01-13) 13 January 1995	1	0	New Mexico United	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Abdel-Hakim Abdallah	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997	1	0	Grenoble	v. Burundi, 7 September 2021
DF	Safwan Mbaé	(1997-04-20) 20 April 1997	0	0	GOAL FC	v. Burundi, 7 September 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	Ahmed Soilihi	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996	4	0	Free agent	v. Egypt, 29 March 2021

MF	Nakibou Aboubakari	(1993-03-10) 10 March 1993	8	0	Stade Briochin	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Rafidine Abdullah	(1994-01-15) 15 January 1994	17	0	Stade Lausanne	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994	18	0	FC Nouadhibou	v. Palestine, 24 June 2021

FW	Mohamed M'Changama	(1997-08-05) 5 August 1997	19	2	Racing Besançon	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Ibroihim Djoudja	(1994-05-06) 6 May 1994	26	6	African Stars	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Ibtoihi Hadhari	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003	0	0	Marseille B	v. Burundi, 7 September 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	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	Ibrahim Madi	(1998-05-19) 19 May 1998	3	0	Martigues	v. Egypt, 29 March 2021

Player records

As of 25 March 2022

Players in bold are still active with the Comoros.

Most appearances
Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Youssouf M'Changama	49	10	2010–present
2	Nadjim Abdou	39	0	2010–present
3	Fouad Bachirou	34	0	2014–present
4	Ben Nabouhane	33	16	2014–present
4	Mohamed Youssouf	33	2	2011–present
6	Ali M'Madi	32	0	2010–present
6	Benjaloud Youssouf	32	1	2015–present
8	Kassim Abdallah	31	1	2007–present
	Ali Ahamada	31	0	2016–present
	Chaker Alhadhur	31	1	2014–present

Top goalscorers
Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Ben Nabouhane	16	33	0.48	2014–present
2	Youssouf M'Changama	10	49	0.2	2010–present
3	Ibroihim Djoudja	6	27	0.22	2017–present
4	Ahmed Mogni	4	22	0.18	2015–present
5	Faïz Selemani	3	19	0.16	2017–present
6	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
	Faiz Mattoir	2	10	0.2	2020–present
	Mohamed Mouigni	2	10	0.2	2003–2010
	Djamel Bakar	2	16	0.13	2016–present
	Mohamed M'Changama	2	19	0.11	2010–present
	Mohamed Youssouf	2	33	0.06	2011–present

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
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

Olympic Games record
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

Africa Cup of Nations record
Appearances: 1
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
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	Round of 16	16th	4	1	0	3	4	7	Squad
2023	To be determined
2025	To be determined
Total	Round of 16	1/33	4	1	0	3	4	7	—

African Games

African Games record
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

African Nations Championship record
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

COSAFA Cup record
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

Indian Ocean Island Games record
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

Arab Nations Cup record									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

Pan Arab Games record
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 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

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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.
Stevens, Rob (18 January 2022). "Ghana dumped out of Afcon by Comoros". BBC Sport.
"Kosova ndërron dy rivalët e miqësoreve të qershorit" [Kosovo replaces the two June friendly rivals] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 May 2021.
"Comores vs Éthiopie". Twitter. @fedcomfootball.
"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. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[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] Stevens, Rob (18 January 2022). "Ghana dumped out of Afcon by Comoros". BBC Sport.

[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] "Comores vs Éthiopie". Twitter. @fedcomfootball.

[7] "Comoros".

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National football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA