Comoros national football team

Comoros

Nickname(s)	Les Coelacantes
Association	Fédération Comorienne de Football
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Amir Abdou
Captain	Nadjim Abdou
Most caps	Youssouf M'Changama (26)
Top scorer	Youssouf M'Changama (5) / El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (5)
Home stadium	Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh
FIFA code	COM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	149 (20 September 2018)
Highest	127 (October 2017)
Lowest	207 (December 2006)
Elo ranking
Current	186 (10 September 2018)
Highest	184 (24 March 2017)
Lowest	208 (September 2003)
First international
Mauritius 3–0 Comoros (Réunion; August 26, 1979)
Biggest win
Comoros 4–2 Djibouti  (Sana'a, Yemen; December 17, 2006)
Biggest defeat
Mauritius 6–1 Comoros (Réunion; August 31, 1979)  Madagascar 5–0 Comoros (Seychelles; August 20, 1993)  Mauritius 5–0 Comoros (Mauritius; September 4, 2003)

The Comoros national football team is the national football team of Comoros, which is controlled by the Fédération Comorienne de Football.^[1] It was formed in 1979, joined the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 2003, and became a FIFA member in 2005.

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, which is considered the largest win in the Comorian team's history. 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.

Comoros only plays in a few tournaments, including the Indian Ocean Island Games since 1979, in all eight times; the COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup in 2008 and 2009; and the Arab Nations Cup only in 2009. There has not been an Arab Nations Cup since.

Competition records

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1930 – 1974 Part of  France 1978 Did not enter 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 Did not qualify 2014 2018 2022 To be determined 2026 Total 0/21

Olympic Games record Olympic Games Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1896 – 1972 Part of  France (FRA) 1976 Did not enter 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 To be determined Total 0/25 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 – 1974 Part of  France 1976 Did not enter 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Did not qualify 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 To be determined 2021 2023 Total 0/31

All-Africa Games record All-Africa Games Appearances: 0 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1965 Part of  France (FRA) 1973 1978 Did not enter 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 To be determined Total 0/11 Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the 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 Total 0/5

COSAFA Cup record COSAFA Cup Appearances: 3 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1997 Did not enter 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 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 Total Group stage 3/19 9 1 2 6 3 14

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 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 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 Part of  France (FRA) 1957 1961 1965 1976 Did not enter 1985 1992 1997 1999 2004 No tournament 2007 Did not enter 2011 Total 0/11

Schedule

Recent results

Comoros  v  Lesotho

15 July 2017 2018 CHANQ	Comoros	2–0	Lesotho	Moroni, Comoros
15:00 EAT	I. Youssouf  47' Bacar  78'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Moroni Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

Lesotho  v  Comoros

23 July 2017 2018 CHANQ	Lesotho	1–0 (1–2 agg.)	Comoros	Maseru, Lesotho
15:00 SAST	Koloti  10'	Report		Stadium: Setsoto Stadium Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Comoros  v  Namibia

13 August 2017 2018 CHANQ	Comoros	2–1	Namibia	Moroni, Comoros
15:00 EAT	Mradabi  41' M. Youssouf  45+1'	Report	Somaeb  69' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade de Moroni Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)

Namibia  v  Comoros

20 August 2017 2018 CHANQ	Namibia	2–0 (3–2 agg.)	Comoros	Windhoek, Namibia
15:00 WAT	Katupose  55', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Sam Nujoma Stadium Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Mauritania  v  Comoros

6 October 2017 Friendly	Mauritania	0–1	Comoros	Tunis, Tunisia
19:00 UTC+01			M'Changama  84'	Stadium: Stade El Menzah

Madagascar  v  Comoros

11 November 2017 Friendly	Madagascar	1–1	Comoros	Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, France
	Razakanantenaina  6'		M'Changama  61'	Stadium: Stade Municipale Saint Leu la Forêt

Kenya  v  Comoros

24 March 2018 Friendly	Kenya	2–2	Comoros	Marrakesh, Morocco
18:00 WEST	Wanyama  4' (pen.) Miheso  83'	Report	M'Changama  7' Bakar  72'	Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Karim Sabri (Morocco)

Comoros  v  Seychelles

27 May 2018 2018 COSAFA Cup	Comoros	1–1	Seychelles	Polokwane, South Africa
16:30 SAST	M'Changama  60'	Report	Coralie  83'	Stadium: Old Peter Mokaba Stadium Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Mozambique  v  Comoros

29 May 2018 2018 COSAFA Cup	Mozambique	3–0	Comoros	Polokwane, South Africa
17:00 SAST	Jeitoso  39' Luís  44', 72'	Report		Stadium: Seshego Stadium Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Madagascar  v  Comoros

31 May 2018 2018 COSAFA Cup	Madagascar	1–0	Comoros	Polokwane, South Africa
17:30 SAST	Jaotombo  45+1'	Report		Stadium: Old Peter Mokaba Stadium Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

Comoros  v  Cameroon

8 September 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Comoros	1–1	Cameroon	Mitsamiouli, Comoros
15:00 EAT	Ben Nabouhane  15'	Report	Bahoken  80'	Stadium: Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Morocco  v  Comoros

13 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Morocco	1–0	Comoros	Casablanca, Morocco
19:00 WEST	Fajr  90+7' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Mohammed V Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Comoros  v  Morocco

16 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Comoros	v	Morocco	Mitsamiouli, Comoros
15:00 EAT		Report		Stadium: Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh

Comoros  v  Malawi

16 November 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Comoros	v	Malawi	Comoros
		Report

Cameroon  v  Comoros

22 March 2019 2019 AFCONQ	Cameroon	v	Comoros	Cameroon
		Report

2011 Indian Ocean Island Games

Main article: Football at the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Seychelles	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
Mauritius	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Comoros	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
Maldives	3	0	2	1	4	8	−4	2

2012 African Cup of Nations (Qualification)

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zambia	6	4	1	1	11	2	+9	13
Libya	6	3	3	0	6	1	+5	12
Mozambique	6	2	1	3	4	6	−2	7
Comoros	6	0	1	5	2	14	−12	1

Head-to-Head Records against other countries

As of September 4, 2011

Opponent	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Differential
Botswana	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Djibouti	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2
Lesotho	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Libya	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3
Madagascar	6	0	0	6	2	22	−20
Malawi	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Maldives	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1
Mauritius	6	0	0	6	1	20	−19
Mozambique	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5
Namibia	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Réunion	6	1	1	4	3	13	−10
Seychelles	5	1	1	3	3	9	−6
Swaziland	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Yemen	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Zambia	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5
14 Countries	40	4	6	30	21	96	−75

Players

Current squad

The following players were called for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifyier against Morocco on 13 & 16 October 2018.
Caps and goals updated as of 8 September 2018, after the game against Cameroon.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Salim Ben Boina	(1991-07-19) 19 July 1991	7	0	Martigues
23	1GK	Ali Ahamada	(1991-08-16) 16 August 1991	13	0	Free agent
2	2DF	Abdallah Imamo	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993	0	0	Drancy
3	2DF	Chaker Alhadhur	(1991-12-04) 4 December 1991	19	1	Caen
6	2DF	Nadjim Abdou	(1984-07-13) 13 July 1984	21	0	Martigues
27	2DF	Kassim Abdallah	(1987-04-09) 9 April 1987	17	0	Free agent
	2DF	Kassim M'Dahoma	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997	1	0	Boulogne
	2DF	Ahmed Soilihi	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996	2	0	Athlético Marseille
	2DF	Abdallah Ali Mohamed	(1999-04-11) 11 April 1999	2	0	Olympique de Marseille B
8	3MF	Fouad Bachirou	(1990-04-15) 15 April 1990	15	0	Malmö
10	3MF	Youssouf M'Changama	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990	26	5	Grenoble
13	3MF	Rafidine Abdullah	(1994-01-15) 15 January 1994	5	0	Waasland-Beveren
18	3MF	Aadil Assana	(1993-01-18) 18 January 1993	1	0	Marignane Gignac
	3MF	Salim Mramboini	(1984-08-26) 26 August 1984	12	0	Martigues
7	4FW	Faïz Selemani	(1993-11-14) 14 November 1993	2	0	Lorient
11	4FW	Djamel Bakar	(1989-04-06) 6 April 1989	14	2	Free agent
14	4FW	Ali M'Madi	(1990-04-21) 21 April 1990	15	0	FC Villefranche
17	4FW	Nasser Chamed	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993	13	0	Gaz Metan Mediaș
22	4FW	Saïd Bakari	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994	5	0	Waalwijk
31	4FW	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane	(1989-06-10) 10 June 1989	13	5	Red Star Belgrade

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Salimo Velonjara	(1988-11-10) 10 November 1988	5	0	Volcan Club	v.  Cameroon, 8 September 2018
GK	Fahardine Hassani	(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993	2	0	Bourgoin-Jallieu	v.  Cameroon, 8 September 2018
DF	Benjaloud Youssouf	(1994-02-11) 11 February 1994	12	1	Auxerre	v.  Cameroon, 8 September 2018
DF	Camal Youssoufa	(1994-11-03) 3 November 1994	6	0	Amiens AC	v.  Cameroon, 8 September 2018
DF	Faouz Faidine Attoumane	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994	13	0	Élan Club	v.  Cameroon, 8 September 2018
DF	Habib Youssouf	(1998-02-19) 19 February 1998	5	0	Volcan Club	v.  Cameroon, 8 September 2018
MF	Fasoiha Goula Soilihi	(1990-09-25) 25 September 1990	8	0	Zilimadjou	v.  Cameroon, 8 September 2018
MF	Ali Andhumdine Simba	(1993-12-26) 26 December 1993	6	0	Volcan Club	v.  Cameroon, 8 September 2018
MF	Ancoub Mze Ali	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996	7	0	Nice B	v.  Kenya, 24 March 2018
MF	Halifa Soulé	(1990-11-12) 12 November 1990	10	0	Ayia Napa	v.  Kenya, 24 March 2018
MF	Omar M'Dahoma	(1987-09-10) 10 September 1987	4	0	Aubagne	v.  Kenya, 24 March 2018
MF	Nakibou Aboubakari	(1993-03-10) 10 March 1993	2	0	Guingamp B	v.  Cameroon, 8 September 2018 PRE
FW	Mohamed Youssouf	(1988-03-26) 26 March 1988	20	1	Ajaccio	v.  Cameroon, 8 September 2018 INJ
FW	Nordine Ibouroi	(1998-07-30) 30 July 1998	2	0	Auxerre	v.  Kenya, 24 March 2018
FW	Nabil Ali M'Changama	(1996-09-23) 23 September 1996	0	0	Volcan Club	v.  Cameroon, 8 September 2018
FW	Mohamed M'Changama	(1987-06-09) 9 June 1987	16	2	Annecy	v.  Cameroon, 8 September 2018 PRE
INJ = Withdrew from this squad due to injury SUS = Serving suspension PRE = Preliminary squad / standby RET = Retired from international football

References

External links

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