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Comoros national football team

The Comoros national football team represents the Comoros in international football and is controlled by the Comoros Football Federation.[3] 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.[4]

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.[4]

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".[5]

In the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Comoros started off strong within Group I after they won 4–2 against Central African Republic and 1–0 against Ghana, with both games being played at home.[6] Comoros then won 2-0 against Chad, but they also lost 2-1 to Madagascar.

During the 2024 COSAFA Cup, Comoros reached the semi-finals for the first time in their history and lost 2-1 against Angola; Comoros then claimed fourth place after losing on penalties against Mozambique.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2023

2024

2025

Coaching staff

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 COSAFA Cup.[7]

Caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2024, after the match against  Zimbabwe.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Player records

As of 5 July 2024[8]
Players in bold are still active with the Comoros.

Most appearances

Youssouf M'Changama is Comoros' most capped player with 63 appearances.

Top goalscorers

Ben Nabouhane is Comoros' top scorer with 19 goals.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Olympic Games

Africa Cup of Nations

African Games

African Nations Championship

COSAFA Cup

Indian Ocean Island Games

Arab Nations Cup/FIFA Arab Cup

^1 The 2009 edition was cancelled during qualification.

Arab Games

Head-to-head record

As of 5 July 2024

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  3. ^ Vickers, Steve (24 October 2009). "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Comoros make steps forward". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Comoros achieve fairytale Nations Cup qualification". BBC Sport. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ Stevens, Rob (18 January 2022). "Ghana dumped out of Afcon by Comoros". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ^ "World Cup 2026 qualifying: Ghana shocked by Comoros, Senegal and Cameroon held". BBC News. 21 November 2023. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  7. ^ "La Liste". Twitter. Comoros Football 269. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ^ Zimmerman, Benjamin. "Comoros". National Football Teams.

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