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
Association	Comoros Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Amir Abdou
Captain	Nadjim Abdou
Most caps	Youssouf M'Changama (32)
Top scorer	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (9)
Home stadium	Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh
FIFA code	COM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	133 (16 July 2020)[1]
Highest	127 (October 2017)
Lowest	207 (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 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
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: 0 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 To be determined 2023 2025 Total 0/32

African Games record All-Africa 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 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 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 To be determined 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 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 Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1963 Part of  France 1964 1966 1985 Did not enter 1988 1992 1998 Withdrew 2002 Did not enter 2009 Did not qualify ^1 2012 Did not enter Total 0/9 ^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 IOC 1997 Did not enter 1999 2004 No tournament 2007 Did not enter 2011 Total 0/11

Schedule

Main article: Comoros national football team results

Recent results

Eswatini  v  Comoros

27 May 2019 COSAFA Cup Group stage	Eswatini	2–2	Comoros	Durban, South Africa
17:00 UTC+2	Ndzinisa  25' Badenhorst  50'	Report	Bacar  42' I. Youssouf  52'	Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

Comoros  v  Mauritius

29 May 2019 COSAFA Cup Group stage	Comoros	2–1	Mauritius	Durban, 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)

Zimbabwe  v  Comoros

1 June 2019 COSAFA Cup Quarter-finals	Zimbabwe	2–0	Comoros	Durban, South Africa
17:30 UTC+2	Rusike  6' Billiat  36'	Report		Stadium: Princess Magogo Stadium Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)

Comoros  v  Malawi

4 June 2019 COSAFA Cup Plate Semi-finals	Comoros	1–2	Malawi	Durban, South Africa
19:30 UTC+2	N. M'Changama  61'	Report	Mbulu  30' Chirwa  90'	Stadium: Princess Magogo Stadium Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)

Ivory Coast  v  Comoros

7 June 2019 Friendly	Ivory Coast	3–1	Comoros	Boulogne-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

Comoros  v  Togo

6 September 2019 2022 FWCQ	Comoros	1–1	Togo	Moroni, Comoros
15:00 UTC+3	Djoudja  49'	Report	Laba  34'	Stadium: Stade de Moroni Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)

Togo  v  Comoros

10 September 2019 2022 FWCQ	Togo	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Comoros	Lomé, Togo
16:00 UTC±0	M'Dahoma  10' (o.g.) Sunu  71'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Kégué Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Guinea  v  Comoros

12 October 2019 Friendly	Guinea	0–1	Comoros	Versailles, France
		Report	Ben Nabouhane  70'	Stadium: Stade de Montbauron

Togo  v  Comoros

14 November 2019 (2019-11-14) 2021 AFCONQ	Togo	0–1	Comoros	Lomé, Togo
16:00 UTC±0			Selemani  51'	Stadium: Stade de Kégué

Comoros  v  Egypt

18 November 2019 (2019-11-18) 2021 AFCONQ	Comoros	0–0	Egypt	Moroni, Comoros
16:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

2020

Kenya  v  Comoros

31 August 2020 (2020-08-31) 2021 AFCONQ	Kenya	v	Comoros	Kenya
--:-- UTC+3

Comoros  v  Kenya

8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) 2021 AFCONQ	Comoros	v	Kenya	Comoros
--:-- UTC+3

Comoros  v  Togo

5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) 2021 AFCONQ	Comoros	v	Togo	Comoros
--:-- UTC+3

Egypt  v  Comoros

9 November 2020 (2020-11-09) 2021 AFCONQ	Egypt	v	Comoros	Egypt
--:-- 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 Countries	85	14	21	50	56	151	−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

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.

External links

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