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 (38)
Top scorerEl Fardou Ben Nabouhane (10)
Home stadiumStade Said Mohamed Cheikh
FIFA codeCOM
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 130 (10 December 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 (2020–present)

2020
11 October Friendly Libya  1–2  Comoros Radès, Tunisia
Soilihi  45' (o.g.) Ibouroi  71'
M'Changama  90+1'		 Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
11 November 2021 AFCONQ Kenya  1–1  Comoros Kasarani, Kenya
19:00 UTC+3 Juma  65' Report M'Changama  26' Stadium: Moi International Sports Centre
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
17 November 2021 AFCONQ Comoros  2–1  Kenya Moroni, Comoros
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

2021
21 March 2021 AFCONQ Comoros  v  Togo Comoros
--:-- UTC+3
20 March 2021 AFCONQ Egypt  v  Comoros Egypt
--:-- UTC+2

Head-to-Head Records against other countries

As of 15 November 2020

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 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 Countries8816225061154−92

Players

Current squad

The following players were called for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Kenya.[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
1 1GK Salim Ben Boina (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 11 0 Martigues
23 1GK Ali Ahamada (1991-08-16) 16 August 1991 24 0 Brann
2 2DF Kassim Abdallah (1987-04-09) 9 April 1987 21 0 Athlético Marseille
4 2DF Younn Zahary (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 1 0 Pau
5 2DF Ahmed Soilihi (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 4 0 Quevilly-Rouen
6 2DF Nadjim Abdou (C) (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 29 0 Martigues
12 2DF Kassim M'Dahoma (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 9 0 Bourg-en-Bresse
15 2DF Benjaloud Youssouf (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 19 1 Le Mans
8 3MF Ahmed Mogni (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 10 3 Annecy
10 3MF Youssouf M'Changama (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 36 6 Grenoble
11 3MF Nakibou Aboubakari (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 5 0 Saint-Brieuc
13 3MF Rafidine Abdullah (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 9 0 Stade Lausanne-Ouchy
18 3MF Yacine Bourhane (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 2 0 Niort
19 3MF Mohamed Youssouf (1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 26 3 Ajaccio
7 4FW Housseine Zakouani (1998-04-30) 30 April 1998 1 0 Aubagne
9 4FW Ibroihim Djoudja (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 15 4 African Stars F.C.
14 4FW Ali M'Madi (1990-04-21) 21 April 1990 24 0 Andrézieux
20 4FW Faiz Mattoir (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 1 0 Ajaccio
21 4FW El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 21 9 Red Star Belgrade
22 4FW Saïd Bakari (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 10 0 Waalwijk

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
DF Chaker Alhadhur (1991-12-04) 4 December 1991 28 1 Châteauroux v.  Libya, 11 October 2020
FW Nasser Chamed (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 19 1 Gaz Metan Mediaș v.  Libya, 11 October 2020
FW Faïz Selemani (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 10 1 Kortrijk v.  Libya, 11 October 2020

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. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 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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