Comoros national football team

The Comoros
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Coelacantes (The Coelacanths)
AssociationFédération de Football de Comores (FFC)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coachYounes Zerdouk[1]
CaptainNadjim Abdou
Most capsYoussouf M'Changama (54)
Top scorerBen Nabouhane (17)
Home stadiumStade Omnisports de Malouzini
FIFA codeCOM
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 131 Decrease 2 (6 April 2023)[2]
Highest126 (June 2022)
Lowest207 (December 2006)
First international
 Mauritius 3–0 Comoros 
(Saint-Denis, Réunion; 26 August 1979)
Biggest win
 Comoros 7–1 Seychelles 
(Mitsamiouli, Comoros; 1 September 2021)
Biggest defeat
Réunion Réunion 6–1 Comoros 
(Saint-Denis, Réunion; 31 August 1979)
 Madagascar 5–0 Comoros 
(Victoria, Seychelles; 20 August 1993)
 Mauritius 5–0 Comoros 
(Curepipe, Mauritius; 4 September 2003)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2021)
Best resultRound of 16 (2021)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2008)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2019)

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]

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

2022

3 June 2023 AFCON qualification Comoros  2–0  Lesotho Moroni, Comoros
16:00 UTC+3
  • M'Changama 59'
  • Youssouf 81'
Report Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
7 June 2023 AFCON qualification Zambia  2–1  Comoros Lusaka, Zambia
15:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: National Heroes Stadium
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
5 July 2022 COSAFA Cup Angola  3–1  Comoros Durban, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2
Report
  • M'Changama 76'
Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium
7 July 2022 COSAFA Cup Comoros  0–1  Botswana Durban, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2 Report
  • Talane 40'
Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium
10 July 2022 COSAFA Cup Seychelles  1–2  Comoros KwaMashu, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2 Report
  • Sadad 9'
  • Moudhoiffar 80'
Stadium: Princess Magogo Stadium
23 September Friendly Tunisia  1–0  Comoros Croissy-sur-Seine, France
16:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stade Omnisports du Chemin de Ronde
Referee: Gabriel Henry (France)
27 September Friendly Burkina Faso  2–1  Comoros Casablanca, Morocco
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Report
Stadium: TBD

2023

24 March 2023 AFCON qualification Ivory Coast  3–1  Comoros Bouaké, Ivory Coast
17:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade Bouaké
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ali Ahamada (1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 36 0 Tanzania Azam
1GK Salim Ben Boina (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 19 0 France Épinal
1GK Yannick Pandor (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 2 0 France Lens

2DF Mohamed Youssouf (1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 41 3 France Ajaccio
2DF Benjaloud Youssouf (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 38 2 France Châteauroux
2DF Saïd Bakari (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 30 0 Netherlands RKC Waalwijk
2DF Kassim M'Dahoma (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 24 0 Romania Botoșani
2DF Abdallah Ali Mohamed (1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 19 1 Switzerland Lausanne Ouchy
2DF Younn Zahary (1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 13 0 Hungary Mezőkövesd
2DF Ahmed Soilihi (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 8 0 France Martigues
2DF Abdel-Hakim Abdallah (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 4 0 France Rodez
2DF Karim Attoumani (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 3 0 France Dijon
2DF Akim Djaha (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 3 0 France Martigues
2DF Yakine Said M'Madi (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 2 0 France Marseille
2DF Ismaël Boura (2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 0 0 France Lens

3MF Youssouf M'Changama (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 56 11 France Auxerre
3MF Fouad Bachirou (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 39 0 Cyprus Omonia
3MF Yacine Bourhane (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 13 0 Denmark Esbjerg
3MF Iyad Mohamed (2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 9 0 France Le Mans

4FW El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 37 17 Cyprus APOEL
4FW Ibroihim Djoudja (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 33 7 South Africa TS Sporting
4FW Faïz Selemani (1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 25 4 Belgium Kortrijk
4FW Ahmed Mogni (1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 26 4 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
4FW Rafiki Saïd (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 0 0 France Nîmes Olympique

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Moyadh Ousseni (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 1 0 France Fréjus St-Raphaël v.  Burkina Faso, 27 September 2022
GK Fahad Abdoul-Anziz (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 3 0 Comoros Volcan Club 2022 COSAFA Cup
GK Ahmed Fajidou (2000-12-31) 31 December 2000 0 0 Comoros Espoir 2022 COSAFA Cup
GK Djawadi Youssouf (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 0 0 Comoros Zilimadjou 2022 COSAFA Cup

DF Chaker Alhadhur (1991-12-04) 4 December 1991 33 1 France Ajaccio v.  Burkina Faso, 27 September 2022
DF Safwan Mbaé (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 1 0 France Sète v.  Burkina Faso, 27 September 2022
DF Alexis Souahy (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 1 0 United States Union Omaha v.  Burkina Faso, 27 September 2022
DF Aaron Kamardin (2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 0 0 France Marseille v.  Burkina Faso, 27 September 2022
DF Malaga Soulaimana (1989-04-05) 5 April 1989 18 1 Comoros Fomboni 2022 COSAFA Cup
DF Bakri Youssouf (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 12 0 Comoros Djabal 2022 COSAFA Cup
DF Abdallah Allaoui (1987-07-23) 23 July 1987 7 0 Comoros Zilimadjou 2022 COSAFA Cup
DF Omar Abdoul-Anziz 0 0 Comoros Zilimadjou 2022 COSAFA Cup
DF Ali Mohammad Ibrahim (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 0 0 Comoros Fomboni 2022 COSAFA Cup
DF Mouhamadi Salim 0 0 Comoros Belle Lumière 2022 COSAFA Cup
DF Mohammad Zamir (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 9 0 Comoros Volcan Club 2022 COSAFA Cup
DF Kassim Ahamada (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 10 0 Free agent v.  Zambia, 7 June 2022

MF Aymeric Ahmed (2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 0 0 France Strasbourg v.  Burkina Faso, 27 September 2022
MF Faouz Faidine Attoumane (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 23 0 Mauritania Nouadhibou 2022 COSAFA Cup
MF Arkane Mohamed (1993-10-11) 11 October 1993 11 0 Mayotte Mtsapéré 2022 COSAFA Cup
MF Moudhoiffar Ali Mze (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 4 1 Comoros Etoile des Comores 2022 COSAFA Cup
MF Oubeidullah Soufiane (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 1 0 Comoros Gombessa Sport 2022 COSAFA Cup
MF Raidou Boina Bacar (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 14 2 Comoros Zilimadjou 2022 COSAFA Cup
MF Hashim El Hadad (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 0 0 Comoros Zilimadjou 2022 COSAFA Cup
MF Rafidine Abdullah (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 19 0 Free agent v.  Zambia, 7 June 2022

FW Nasser Chamed (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 24 1 Romania Chindia Târgoviște v.  Burkina Faso, 27 September 2022
FW Housseine Zakouani (1998-04-30) 30 April 1998 2 0 France Jura Sud v.  Burkina Faso, 27 September 2022
FW Adel Mahamoud (2003-02-04) 4 February 2003 2 0 France Nantes v.  Burkina Faso, 27 September 2022
FW Zaïd Amir (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002 0 0 France Le Mans v.  Burkina Faso, 27 September 2022
FW Ali Nassim M'Changama (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 11 3 Comoros Zilimadjou 2022 COSAFA Cup
FW Mohamed Chamoune (1994-11-06) 6 November 1994 3 0 Comoros Volcan Club 2022 COSAFA Cup
FW Mahamoud Abdoullah (1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 3 0 Comoros AS Komorozine 2022 COSAFA Cup
FW Misbahou Ibrahim (1996-06-06) 6 June 1996 5 0 Comoros Volcan Club 2022 COSAFA Cup
FW Djailane Roihimou (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 2 0 Comoros Gombessa Sport 2022 COSAFA Cup
FW Abdullah Said Sadad (1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 7 1 Comoros Fomboni 2022 COSAFA Cup
FW Ali M'Madi (1990-04-21) 21 April 1990 33 0 France Épinal v.  Zambia, 7 June 2022
FW Faiz Mattoir (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 11 2 Netherlands Almere City v.  Zambia, 7 June 2022

Player records

As of 28 March 2023[7]
Players in bold are still active with the Comoros.

Most appearances

Youssouf M'Changama is Comoros' most capped player with 56 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Youssouf M'Changama 56 11 2010–present
2 Mohamed Youssouf 41 3 2011–present
3 Nadjim Abdou 40 0 2010–present
4 Fouad Bachirou 39 0 2014–present
5 Benjaloud Youssouf 38 2 2015–present
6 Ben Nabouhane 37 17 2014–present
7 Ali Ahamada 36 0 2016–present
8 Chaker Alhadhur 33 1 2014–present
Ibroihim Djoudja 33 7 2017–present
Ali M'Madi 33 0 2010–present

Top goalscorers

Ben Nabouhane is Comoros' top scorer with 17 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Ben Nabouhane 17 37 0.46 2014–present
2 Youssouf M'Changama 11 56 0.2 2010–present
3 Ibroihim Djoudja 7 33 0.21 2017–present
4 Faïz Selemani 4 25 0.16 2017–present
Ahmed Mogni 4 26 0.15 2015–present
6 Ali Nassim M'Changama 3 11 0.27 2019–present
Mohamed Youssouf 3 41 0.07 2011–present
8 Soulaimane Athoumane 2 3 0.67 2011
Ahmed Saïd Anfane 2 4 0.5 2006–2011
Mohamed Mouigni 2 11 0.18 2003–2010
Faiz Mattoir 2 11 0.18 2020–present
Raïdou Boina Bacar 2 14 0.14 2015–present
Djamel Bakar 2 16 0.13 2016–2018
Mohamed M'Changama 2 20 0.1 2010–present
Benjaloud Youssouf 2 38 0.05 2015–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to West Germany 1974Part of  FrancePart of  France
Argentina 1978 to Germany 2006Not affiliated with FIFANot affiliated with FIFA
South Africa 2010did not qualify2002210
Brazil 2014200215
Russia 2018403113
Qatar 2022201113
Canada Mexico United States 2026to be determined000000
Total 0/22 10 0 4 6 5 21

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1900 to West Germany 1972Part of  France (FRA)
Canada 1976 to Spain 1992Not affiliated with the IOC
United States 1996 to Greece 2004Not affiliated with FIFA
China 2008did not enter
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024to be determined
Total0/27
  • Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957Part of  France Part of  France
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976 Not a member of CAF Not a member of CAF
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980
Libya 1982
Ivory Coast 1984
Egypt 1986
Morocco 1988
Algeria 1990
Senegal 1992
Tunisia 1994
South Africa 1996
Burkina Faso 1998
Ghana Nigeria 2000
Mali 2002
Tunisia 2004did not enter did not enter
Egypt 2006
Ghana 2008
Angola 2010did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 10
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 6 0 1 5 2 14
South Africa 2013did not enter did not enter
Equatorial Guinea 2015 did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 2
Gabon 2017 6 1 0 5 2 7
Egypt 2019 8 2 3 3 8 10
Cameroon 2021Round of 1616th410347Squad 6 2 3 1 4 6
Ivory Coast 2023to be determined 4 1 0 3 4 7
2025 to be determined to be determined
Total Round of 16 1/34 4 1 0 3 4 7 34 6 8 20 23 56

African Games

African Games record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 to Nigeria 1973Part of  France (FRA)
Algeria 1978 to Egypt 1991Not affiliated with the IOC
Zimbabwe 1995did not enter
South Africa 1999
Nigeria 2003
Algeria 2007
Mozambique 2011
Republic of the Congo 2015
Morocco 2019
Total0/12

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009did not enter
Sudan 2011
South Africa 2014did not qualify
Rwanda 2016
Morocco 2018
Cameroon 2020
Algeria 2022
Total0/7

COSAFA Cup

COSAFA Cup record
Appearances: 5
YearRoundResultMWDLGFGA
1997 to 2007Not affiliated with COSAFA
South Africa 2008Group stage11th300305
Zimbabwe 20095th311124
Angola 2010Cancelled
Zambia 2013did not enter
South Africa 2015
Namibia 2016
South Africa 2017
South Africa 2018Group stage12th301215
South Africa 2019Quarter-finals8th311145
South Africa 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
South Africa 2021Withdrew
South Africa 2022Group stage12th31023 5
TotalQuarter-finals5/21153391024

Indian Ocean Island Games

Indian Ocean Island Games record
Appearances: 10
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Réunion 1979Bronze Medal3rd4103412
Mauritius 1985Bronze Medal3rd311143
Madagascar 1990Fourth Place4th410328
Seychelles 1993Group Stage5th200208
Réunion 19985th200206
Mauritius 2003Fourth Place4th4004012
Madagascar 2007Group Stage6th201114
Seychelles 20115th302124
Réunion 20157th200206
Mauritius 20195th32014 2
TotalBronze Medal10/102954201765

Arab Nations Cup

Arab Nations Cup record Arab Nations Cup Qualification record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Lebanon 1963Part of  FrancePart of  France
Kuwait 1964
Iraq 1966
Saudi Arabia 1985did not enterdid not enter
Jordan 1988
Syria 1992
Qatar 1998WithdrewWithdrew
Kuwait 2002did not enterdid not enter
2009did not qualify 1 2 1 0 1 4 3
Saudi Arabia 2012did not enter
Qatar 2021did not qualify 1 0 0 1 1 5
Total0/10 3 1 0 2 5 8

^1 The 2009 edition was cancelled during qualification.

Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Egypt 1953 to United Arab Republic 1965Part of  France (FRA)
Syria 1976 to Syria 1992Not affiliated with the UANOC
Lebanon 1997did not enter
Jordan 1999
Algeria 2004No tournament
Egypt 2007did not enter
Qatar 2011
Total0/11

Head-to-head record

As of 24 January 2022

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Botswana 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
 Burkina Faso 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3
 Burundi 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Cameroon 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4
 Djibouti 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2
 Egypt 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4
 Eswatini 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3
 Gabon 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1
 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 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3
 Mozambique 5 0 0 5 1 12 −11
 Namibia 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4
 Palestine 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4
 Réunion 7 2 1 4 4 13 −9
 Seychelles 4 2 2 0 10 3 +7
 Sierra Leone 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Togo 6 1 3 2 4 7 −3
 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 Countries8916225162156−93

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