Comoros national football team

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.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Comoros women's national football team.
Comoros
Nickname(s)Les Coelacantes
AssociationComoros Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
(Southern Africa)
Head coachAmir Abdou
CaptainNadjim Abdou
Most capsYoussouf M'Changama (32)
Top scorerEl Fardou Ben Nabouhane (9)
Home stadiumStade Said Mohamed Cheikh
FIFA codeCOM
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 133 (16 July 2020)[1]
Highest127 (October 2017)
Lowest207 (December 2006)
First international
 Mauritius 3–0 Comoros
(Réunion; August 26, 1979)
Biggest win
Comoros 3–0 Maldives 
(Mauritius; July 20, 2019)
Biggest defeat
Réunion 6–1 Comoros
(Réunion; August 31, 1979)
 Madagascar 5–0 Comoros
(Seychelles; August 20, 1993)
 Mauritius 5–0 Comoros
(Mauritius; September 4, 2003)

History

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.

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 1974Part of  FrancePart of  France
1978 to 2006Not affiliated with FIFANot affiliated with FIFA
2010Did not qualify2002210
2014200215
2018403113
2022201113
2026To be determined
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 1972Part of  France (FRA)
1976 to 1992Not affiliated with the IOC
1996 to 2004Not affiliated with FIFA
2008Did not enter
2012
2016
2020
2024To be determined
Total0/27
  • Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

Schedule
Main article: Comoros national football team results

Recent results
27 May 2019 COSAFA Cup Group stageEswatini 2–2 ComorosDurban, South Africa
17:00 UTC+2 Ndzinisa  25'
Badenhorst  50'		 Report Bacar  42'
I. Youssouf  52'		 Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
29 May 2019 COSAFA Cup Group stageComoros 2–1 MauritiusDurban, South Africa
17:30 UTC+2 I. Youssouf  47'
I. Soulaimana  65'		 Report Nazira  53' Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)
1 June 2019 COSAFA Cup Quarter-finalsZimbabwe 2–0 ComorosDurban, South Africa
17:30 UTC+2 Rusike  6'
Billiat  36'		 Report Stadium: Princess Magogo Stadium
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)
4 June 2019 COSAFA Cup Plate Semi-finalsComoros 1–2 MalawiDurban, South Africa
19:30 UTC+2 N. M'Changama  61' Report Mbulu  30'
Chirwa  90'		 Stadium: Princess Magogo Stadium
Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)
7 June 2019 FriendlyIvory Coast 3–1 ComorosBoulogne-sur-Mer, France
18:00 UTC±0 Bony  40', 59'
Abdallah  90' (o.g.)		 Report Y. M'Changama  90+4' (pen.) Stadium: Stade de la Libération
6 September 2019 2022 FWCQComoros 1–1 TogoMoroni, Comoros
15:00 UTC+3 Djoudja  49' Report Laba  34' Stadium: Stade de Moroni
Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)
10 September 2019 2022 FWCQTogo 2–0
(3–1 agg.)		 ComorosLomé, Togo
16:00 UTC±0 M'Dahoma  10' (o.g.)
Sunu  71'		 Report Stadium: Stade de Kégué
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
12 October 2019 FriendlyGuinea 0–1 ComorosVersailles, France
Report Ben Nabouhane  70' Stadium: Stade de Montbauron
14 November 2019 (2019-11-14) 2021 AFCONQTogo 0–1 ComorosLomé, Togo
16:00 UTC±0 Selemani  51' Stadium: Stade de Kégué
18 November 2019 (2019-11-18) 2021 AFCONQComoros 0–0 EgyptMoroni, Comoros
16:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

2020
31 August 2020 (2020-08-31) 2021 AFCONQKenya v ComorosKenya
--:-- UTC+3
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) 2021 AFCONQComoros v KenyaComoros
--:-- UTC+3
5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) 2021 AFCONQComoros v TogoComoros
--:-- UTC+3
9 November 2020 (2020-11-09) 2021 AFCONQEgypt v ComorosEgypt
--:-- UTC+2

Head-to-Head Records against other countries

As of 18 November 2019

Opponent Games Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Against Goal Differential
 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 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1
 Lesotho 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1
 Libya 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3
 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 Countries8514215056151−95

Players

Current squad

The following players were called for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Togo and Egypt.[3]
Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2019, after the game against Egypt.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
16 1GK Ali Ahamada (1991-08-16) 16 August 1991 24 0 Kongsvinger
1 1GK Clément Daoudou (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 0 0 GSI Pontivy
6 2DF Nadjim Abdou (C) (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 29 0 Martigues
3 2DF Chaker Alhadhur (1991-12-04) 4 December 1991 28 1 Châteauroux
5 2DF Kassim Abdallah (1987-04-09) 9 April 1987 21 0 Al-Raed FC
15 2DF Benjaloud Youssouf (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 19 1 Auxerre
2DF Abdallah Ali Mohamed (1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 11 0 Marseille
12 2DF Kassim M'Dahoma (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 9 0 Bourg-en-Bresse
10 3MF Youssouf M'Changama (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 36 6 Grenoble
19 3MF Mohamed Youssouf (1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 26 3 Ajaccio
8 3MF Fouad Bachirou (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 24 0 Malmö FF
3MF Faouz Faidine Attoumane (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 14 0 Fomboni FC
20 3MF Ancoub Mze Ali (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 9 0 Lens B
3MF Fasoiha Goula Soilihi (1990-09-25) 25 September 1990 8 0 Zilimadjou
3MF Salim Moizini (1985-10-17) 17 October 1985 2 0 AS Lyon-Duchère
18 4FW Ali M'Madi (1990-04-21) 21 April 1990 24 0 Andrézieux
21 4FW El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 21 9 Red Star Belgrade
17 4FW Nasser Chamed (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 19 1 Gaz Metan Mediaș
9 4FW Ibroihim Youssouf (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 15 4 African Stars F.C.
22 4FW Saïd Bakari (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 10 0 Waalwijk
7 4FW Faïz Selemani (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 10 1 Kortrijk
9 4FW Nordine Ibouroi (1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 6 0 Monaco B

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 8 0 Martigues v.  Togo, 10 September 2019
DF Safwan Mbaé (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 0 0 Monaco B v.  Togo, 10 September 2019
DF Camal Youssoufa (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994 6 0 Bobigny v.  Togo, 10 September 2019
MF Ali Andhumdine Simba (1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 6 0 Volcan Club v.  Togo, 10 September 2019
FW Ibrahim Madi (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 0 0 Martigues v.  Togo, 10 September 2019

INJ = Withdrew from this squad due to injury
SUS = Serving suspension
PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
RET = Retired from international football

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References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. Vickers, Steve (2009-10-24). "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Comoros make steps forward". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  3. Houssamdine, Boina (23 August 2019). "Mondial 2022 – Comores / Togo : la liste des Cœlacanthes d'Amir Abdou" (in French). Comoros Football 269. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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