Comoros national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Comoros women's national football team.

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

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 (28)
Top scorer	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (18)
Home stadium	Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh
FIFA code	COM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	146 2 (25 July 2019)
Highest	127 (October 2017)
Lowest	207 (December 2006)
Elo ranking
Current	176 12 (20 August 2019)
Highest	172 (August 1979)
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)

Contents

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.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 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 to 1974	Part of France
1976 to 2002	Not affiliated to CAF
2004 to 2008	Did not enter
2010 to 2019	Did not qualify
2021	To be determined
2023
2025
Total		0/32

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
2020	To be determined
2022
Total		0/5

COSAFA Cup record

COSAFA Cup
Appearances: 4
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
2019	Quarter-finals	8th	3	1	1	1	4	5
Total	Quarter-finals	4/20	12	2	3	7	7	19

COSAFA Cup

Main article: COSAFA Cup

COSAFA Cup Record
Year	Rank	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1997	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0/19	-	-	-	-	-	-

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			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
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

Main article: Comoros national football team results

Recent results

Cameroon v Comoros

23 March 2019 2019 AFCONQ	Cameroon	3–0	Comoros	Yaoundé, Cameroon
16:00 UTC+1	Choupo-Moting  37' Bassogog  53' N'Jie  89'	Report		Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

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

Zimbabwe v Comoros

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 Namibia

26 July 2019 CHAN 2020 qualification	Comoros	0–2	Namibia	Mitsamiouli, Comoros
15:00 UTC+3		Report	Kambindu  63' Fredericks  89'	Stadium: Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh Referee: Nelson Emile Fred (Seychelles)

Namibia v Comoros

4 August 2019 CHAN 2020 qualification	Namibia	0–0 (2–0 agg.)	Comoros	Windhoek, Namibia
16:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Sam Nujoma Stadium Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

Comoros v Togo

Togo v Comoros

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 2018

Opponent	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Differential
Botswana	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Cameroon	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Djibouti	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2
Eswatini	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Kenya	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Lesotho	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
Libya	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3
Madagascar	6	0	0	6	2	22	−20
Malawi	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Maldives	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1
Mauritania	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Mauritius	6	0	0	6	1	20	−19
Morocco	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1
Mozambique	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5
Namibia	3	1	0	2	2	6	−4
Réunion	6	1	1	4	3	13	−10
Seychelles	5	1	1	3	3	9	−6
Yemen	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Zambia	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5
18 Countries	49	8	9	32	32	104	−73

Players

Current squad

The following players were called for the 2019 COSAFA Cup.
Caps and goals updated as of 23 March 2019, after the game against Cameroon.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Moussa Issihaka	(1992-05-24) 24 May 1992	0	0	US Zilimadjou
16	1GK	Fahad Mohamed	(1987-08-06) 6 August 1987	0	0	Ngaya Club
2	2DF	Mohamed Zamir	(1995-10-28) 28 October 1995	0	0	Ngaya Club
3	2DF	Bakri Youssouf	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996	0	0	Élan Club
4	2DF	Habib Youssouf	(1998-02-19) 19 February 1998	5	0	Volcan Club
5	2DF	Salif Djaloudi	(1989-07-17) 17 July 1989	0	0	Steal Nouvel
14	2DF	Malaga Soulaimana	(1989-04-05) 5 April 1989	0	0	Fomboni FC
15	2DF	Salim Ali Mbaé	(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996	0	0	Apache Club
18	2DF	Adrine Saïd Ali	(1989-12-23) 23 December 1989	0	0	AS Patsy
8	3MF	Faouz Faidine Attoumane	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994	13	0	Fomboni FC
10	3MF	Fasoiha Goula Soilihi	(1990-09-25) 25 September 1990	8	0	Zilimadjou
11	3MF	Nassim Ali Mchangama	(1996-09-23) 23 September 1996	0	0	Zilimadjou
13	3MF	Hachim Elhadad	(1995-07-03) 3 July 1995	0	0	Élan Club
19	3MF	Nabil Ali M'Changama	(1996-09-23) 23 September 1996	0	0	Volcan Club
20	3MF	Raïdou Boina Bacar	(1992-08-04) 4 August 1992	0	0	Fomboni FC
6	4FW	Ibroihim Youssouf	(1994-05-06) 6 May 1994	3	0	African Stars F.C.
7	4FW	Chadhuli Mradabi	(1989-01-28) 28 January 1989	0	0	Ngaya Club
9	4FW	Ibouniyamine Soulaimana	(1996-05-25) 25 May 1996	0	0	FC Ouani
12	4FW	Fadhula Corin Batomanga	(1993-04-10) 10 April 1993	0	0	Ngaya Club
17	4FW	Mohamed Narcisse Youssouf	(1992-08-20) 20 August 1992	0	0	JACM

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
GK	Salim Ben Boina	(1991-07-19) 19 July 1991	8	0	Martigues	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
GK	Ali Ahamada	(1991-08-16) 16 August 1991	16	0	Kongsvinger	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
DF	Abdallah Imamo	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993	0	0	Drancy	v. Morocco, 16 October 2018
DF	Camal Youssoufa	(1994-11-03) 3 November 1994	6	0	Amiens AC	v. Cameroon, 8 September 2018
DF	Ahmed Soilihi	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996	3	0	Athlético Marseille	v. Malawi, 17 November 2018
DF	Saïd Hassani		0	0	Enfant des Comores	v. Malawi, 17 November 2018
DF	Chaker Alhadhur	(1991-12-04) 4 December 1991	23	1	Caen	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
DF	Nadjim Abdou	(1984-07-13) 13 July 1984	24	0	Martigues	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
DF	Kassim M'Dahoma	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997	4	0	Boulogne	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
DF	Benjaloud Youssouf	(1994-02-11) 11 February 1994	13	1	Auxerre	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
DF	Kevin Moihedja	(1996-02-29) 29 February 1996	0	0	Luceafărul	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
DF	Kassim Abdallah	(1987-04-09) 9 April 1987	21	0	Athlético Marseille	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
DF	Abdallah Ali Mohamed	(1999-04-11) 11 April 1999	9	0	Olympique de Marseille B	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
DF	Salim Moizini	(1985-10-17) 17 October 1985	1	0	Lyon Duchère A.S.	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
MF	Salim Mramboini	(1984-08-26) 26 August 1984	13	0	Martigues	v. Malawi, 17 November 2018 INJ
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	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
MF	Fakira Ahmed Hassani		0	0	Zilimadjou	v. Malawi, 17 November 2018
MF	Fouad Bachirou	(1990-04-15) 15 April 1990	19	0	Malmö FF	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
MF	Youssouf M'Changama	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990	30	5	Grenoble	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
MF	Rafidine Abdullah	(1994-01-15) 15 January 1994	8	0	Free agent	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
MF	Halifa Soulé	(1990-11-12) 12 November 1990	11	0	Ayia Napa	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
MF	Aadil Assana	(1993-01-18) 18 January 1993	4	0	Marignane Gignac	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
FW	Mohamed M'Changama	(1987-06-09) 9 June 1987	16	2	Annecy	v. Cameroon, 8 September 2018 PRE
FW	Nasser Daoudou M'Sa	(1998-02-26) 26 February 1998	0	0	Sion	v. Malawi, 17 November 2018 INJ
FW	Nordine Ibouroi	(1998-07-30) 30 July 1998	2	0	Auxerre	v. Malawi, 17 November 2018
FW	Djamel Bakar	(1989-04-06) 6 April 1989	16	2	Free agent	v. Malawi, 17 November 2018
FW	Saïd Bakari	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994	6	0	Waalwijk	v. Malawi, 17 November 2018
FW	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane	(1989-06-10) 10 June 1989	16	8	Red Star Belgrade	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019 SUS
FW	Faïz Selemani	(1993-11-14) 14 November 1993	5	0	Lorient	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
FW	Ali M'Madi	(1990-04-21) 21 April 1990	18	0	FC Villefranche	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
FW	Nasser Chamed	(1993-10-04) 4 October 1993	16	1	Gaz Metan Mediaș	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
FW	Mohamed Youssouf	(1988-03-26) 26 March 1988	21	1	Ajaccio	v. Cameroon, 23 March 2019
INJ = Withdrew from this squad due to injury SUS = Serving suspension PRE = Preliminary squad / standby RET = Retired from international football

External links

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