Comoros national football team

Comoros

Nickname(s)	Les Coelacantes (The Coelacanths)
Association	Fédération de Football de Comores (FFC)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Stefano Cusin
Captain	Nadjim Abdou
Most caps	Youssouf M'Changama (60)
Top scorer	Ben Nabouhane (17)
Home stadium	Stade Omnisports de Malouzini
FIFA code	COM
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	117 4 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest	117 (April 2024)
Lowest	207 (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 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
Appearances	1 (first in 2021)
Best result	Round of 16 (2021)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 2008)
Best result	Quarter-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]

In the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Comoros are currently the only unbeaten team 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]

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

Comoros  v  Ivory Coast

28 March 2023 AFCON qualification	Comoros	0–2	Ivory Coast	Moroni, Comoros
15:00 UTC+3		Report	I. Sangaré 36' Kessié 58'	Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Lesotho  v  Comoros

17 June 2023 AFCON qualification	Lesotho	0–1	Comoros	Johannesburg, South Africa
16:00 UTC+2		Report	M'Changama 90'	Stadium: Orlando Stadium Referee: Celso Armindo Alvação (Mozambique)

Seychelles  v  Comoros

6 July 2023 COSAFA Cup	Seychelles	0–3	Comoros	Durban
15:00		Report	Djambae 27' Djoudja 39' Bacar 59'	Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium

Zambia  v  Comoros

9 July 2023 COSAFA Cup	Zambia	2–1	Comoros	Durban
15:00	Mulambia 51' Kangwanda 74'	Report	Djambae 67'	Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium

Malawi  v  Comoros

11 July 2023 COSAFA Cup	Malawi	2–0	Comoros	Durban
15:00	Kaonga 30' (pen.) Mwaungulu 36'	Report		Stadium: Chatsworth Stadium

Comoros  v  Zambia

9 September 2023 AFCON qualification	Comoros	1–1	Zambia	Moroni, Comoros
22:00 UTC+3	B. Youssouf 45'	Report	Daka 71'	Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Cape Verde  v  Comoros

17 October Friendly	Cape Verde	1–2	Comoros	Istres, France
	Rocha Santos 3'		Almihdhoiri 48' Mahamoud 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Parsemain

Comoros  v  Central African Republic

17 November 2026 World Cup Qualification	Comoros	4–2	Central African Republic	Moroni, Comoros
16:00 UTC+3	M'Dahoma 29' Youssouf 50' Saïd 58' Maolida 67'	Report	Abdallah 10' (o.g.) Zahary 74' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade de Moroni Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)

Comoros  v  Ghana

21 November 2026 World Cup Qualification	Comoros	1–0	Ghana	Moroni, Comoros
19:00 UTC+3	Maolida 43'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Moroni Attendance: 11,628 Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

2024

Comoros  v  Uganda

22 March Friendly	Comoros	4–0	Uganda	Marrakech, Morocco
21:00 UTC±0	Saïd 7', 56' Selemani 8', 66'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech

Comoros  v  Angola

25 March Friendly	Comoros	0–0	Angola	Marrakech, Morocco
22:00		Report		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech

Madagascar  v  Comoros

2 June 2026 World Cup qualification

Madagascar

v

Comoros

Chad  v  Comoros

9 June 2026 World Cup qualification

Chad

v

Comoros

Coaching history

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Stefano Cusin
Assistant coaches	Davide Cusin Aboubakar Houmadi
Goalkeeping coach	Faisal Soilihi
Fitness coach	Youssouf Omar
Match analyst	Said Hamadi
Technical director	Ali Mbaé Camara

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Central African Republic and Ghana on 17 and 21 November 2023.^[7]

Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against  Ghana.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Salim Ben Boina	(1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 32)	22	0	Épinal
	1GK	Yannick Pandor	(2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Lens
	1GK	Adel Anzimati-Aboudou	(2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 22)	1	0	US Quevilly B
	2DF	Mohamed Youssouf	(1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 (age 36)	40	3	Ajaccio
	2DF	Saïd Bakari	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 29)	34	0	Sparta Rotterdam
	2DF	Kassim M'Dahoma	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 27)	27	1	GOAL FC
	2DF	Younn Zahary	(1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 (age 25)	16	0	Mezőkövesd
	2DF	Ahmed Soilihi	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 27)	10	0	Martigues
	2DF	Abdel-Hakim Abdallah	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 26)	7	0	Rodez
	2DF	Yahaya Médard	(2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 24)	1	0	FCM Aubervilliers
	3MF	Youssouf M'Changama	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 33)	59	12	Troyes
	3MF	Benjaloud Youssouf	(1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30)	42	4	Dunkerque
	3MF	Yacine Bourhane	(1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 25)	17	0	Esbjerg
	3MF	Haslane Alfonsi Ahmed	(2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 22)	5	0	Volcan Club
	3MF	Aymeric Ahmed	(2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Virton
	3MF	Raïmane Daou	(2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Olympique Marseille B
	3MF	Zainou Dine Mohamed	(2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 23)	2	0	Rousset SVO
	3MF	Kassim Hadji	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Ararat Yerevan
	4FW	Ibroihim Youssouf	(1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 29)	38	8	TS Sporting
	4FW	Ahmed Mogni	(1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 (age 32)	30	4	Jeunesse Esch
	4FW	Faïz Selemani	(1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 (age 30)	28	4	Al-Hazem
	4FW	Adel Mahamoud	(2003-02-04) 4 February 2003 (age 21)	4	1	Nantes B
	4FW	Myziane Maolida	(1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 25)	2	2	Hertha BSC II
	4FW	Rafiki Saïd	(2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 24)	2	1	Troyes

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	Salimo Velonjara	(1988-11-10) 10 November 1988 (age 35)	16	0	Volcan Club	2023 Indian Ocean Island Games
GK	Ali Ahamada	(1991-08-19) 19 August 1991 (age 32)	36	0	Azam	v.  Lesotho, 17 June 2023
GK	Moustoifa Ali Soilihi	(1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 30)	0	0	Ouani	2023 COSAFA Cup
GK	Salim Ibrahim Youssouf	(1993-11-30) 30 November 1993 (age 30)	0	0	Belle Lumière	2023 COSAFA Cup
DF	Abdallah Ali Mohamed	(1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 (age 25)	21	1	Lausanne Ouchy	v.  Zambia, 9 September 2023
DF	Soulaimana Malaga	(1989-04-05) 5 April 1989 (age 35)	23	1	Etoile du Centre	2023 Indian Ocean Island Games
DF	Mohammad Zamir	(1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 28)	16	0	Volcan Club	2023 Indian Ocean Island Games
DF	Bakri Youssouf	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 27)	14	0	Djabal	2023 COSAFA Cup
DF	Abdallah Allaoui	(1987-07-23) 23 July 1987 (age 36)	10	0	Volcan Club	2023 COSAFA Cup
DF	Aboubacar Said Abdallah	(1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 29)	2	0	Volcan Club	2023 COSAFA Cup
DF	Mohamed Salim Moustoifa	(2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Djabal	2023 COSAFA Cup
DF	Hassan Ali Mchangama	(1997-12-31) 31 December 1997 (age 26)	0	0	Belle Lumière	2023 COSAFA Cup
DF	Madi Salim Houmadi	(1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Ngazi Sport	2023 COSAFA Cup
DF	Karim Attoumani	(2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Dijon	v.  Lesotho, 17 June 2023
DF	Akim Djaha	(1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 25)	3	0	Martigues	v.  Ivory Coast, 28 March 2023
DF	Yakine Said M'Madi	(2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Marseille	v.  Ivory Coast, 28 March 2023
DF	Ismaël Boura	(2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Troyes	v.  Ivory Coast, 28 March 2023
MF	Fouad Bachirou	(1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 34)	41	0	Omonia	v.  Zambia, 9 September 2023
MF	Faouz Faidine Attoumane	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 30)	29	0	Nouadhibou	2023 Indian Ocean Island Games
MF	Raidou Boina Bacar	(1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 31)	21	3	Zilimadjou	2023 Indian Ocean Island Games
MF	Mohamadou Ibrahim Cheikh	(1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 (age 26)	6	1	Etoile des Comores	2023 COSAFA Cup
MF	Salim Nassur Bakari	(2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 22)	5	0	Volcan Club	2023 COSAFA Cup
MF	Omar Youssouf Houssam	(1992-07-22) 22 July 1992 (age 31)	3	0	Djabal	2023 COSAFA Cup
MF	Said Abdallah Bacar	(1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 (age 26)	1	0	Zilimadjou	2023 COSAFA Cup
MF	Halifa Soulé	(1990-11-12) 12 November 1990 (age 33)	10	0	Béziers	v.  Lesotho, 17 June 2023
MF	Iyad Mohamed	(2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 23)	9	0	Le Mans	v.  Lesotho, 17 June 2023
FW	Ali M'Madi	(1990-04-21) 21 April 1990 (age 33)	34	0	SAS Épinal	v.  Zambia, 9 September 2023
FW	Soiyir Sanali	(2002-01-20) January 20, 2002 (age 22)	2	0	SO Romorantin	v.  Zambia, 9 September 2023
FW	William Vouama	(1996-11-12) November 12, 1996 (age 27)	2	0	FC Fleury 91	v.  Zambia, 9 September 2023
FW	Ibouniyamine Soulaimana	(1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 (age 24)	17	1	Bazimini	2023 Indian Ocean Island Games
FW	Moustoifa Ibrahim Hamid	(1996-06-06) 6 June 1996 (age 27)	8	0	Volcan Club	2023 COSAFA Cup
FW	Amir Youssouf Hamadi	(1998-08-02) 2 August 1998 (age 25)	3	0	Djabal	2023 COSAFA Cup
FW	Omar Ahmed Soilihi	(2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 23)	3	2	Djabal	2023 COSAFA Cup
FW	Ibrahim Aboubacar Mohamed	(1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 31)	0	0	Zilimadjou	2023 COSAFA Cup
FW	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane	(1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 34)	37	17	APOEL	v.  Ivory Coast, 28 March 2023

Player records

As of 21 November 2023^[8]

Players in bold are still active with the Comoros.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup										Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1974	Part of  France									Part of  France
1978 to 2006	Not affiliated with FIFA									Not affiliated with FIFA
2010	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	2	10
2014										2	0	0	2	1	5
2018										4	0	3	1	1	3
2022										2	0	1	1	1	3
2026	To be determined									2	2	0	0	5	2
2030										To be determined
2034
Total		0/4								11	1	4	6	10	23

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900 to 1972	Part of  France (FRA)
1976 to 1992	Not affiliated with the IOC
1996 to 2004	Not affiliated with FIFA
2008	Did not enter
2012
2016
2020
2024	To be determined
Total		0/27

• Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957	Part of  France										Part of  France
1959
1962
1963
1965
1968
1970
1974
1976	Not a member of CAF										Not a member of CAF
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004	Did not enter										Did not enter
2006
2008
2010	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	2	10
2012											6	0	1	5	2	14
2013	Did not enter										Did not enter
2015	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	1	2
2017											6	1	0	5	2	7
2019											8	2	3	3	8	10
2021	Round of 16	16th	4	1	0	3	4	7	Squad		6	2	3	1	4	6
2023	Did not qualify										6	2	1	3	6	8
2025	To be determined										To be determined
2027
Total	Round of 16	1/34	4	1	0	3	4	7	—		36	7	9	20	25	57

African Games

African Games record
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965 to 1973	Part of  France (FRA)
1978 to 1991	Not affiliated with the IOC
1995	Did not enter
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
Total		0/12

• Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, Football at the All-Africa Games was open to full senior national teams.

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record										African Nations Championship Qulaification record
Appearances: 0										Appearances: 5
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2009	Did not enter									Did not enter
2011
2014	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	0	2
2016										2	0	1	1	0	2
2018										4	2	0	2	4	4
2020										2	0	1	1	0	2
2022										2	0	1	1	0	1
2024	To be determined									To be determined
Total	-	0/7	0	0	0	0	0	0		12	2	4	6	4	11

COSAFA Cup

COSAFA Cup record
Appearances: 6
Year	Round	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1997 to 2007	Not affiliated with COSAFA
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
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Withdrew
2022	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	3	5
2023		8th	3	1	0	2	4	4
Total	Quarter-finals	6/22	18	4	3	11	14	28

Indian Ocean Island Games

Indian Ocean Island Games record
Appearances: 10
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1979	Bronze medalists	3rd	4	1	0	3	4	12
1985	Bronze medalists	3rd	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		5th	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
2019		5th	3	2	0	1	4	2
2023	Fourth place	4th	4	0	2	2	3	7
Total	Bronze medalists	11/11	33	5	6	22	20	72

Arab Nations Cup/FIFA Arab Cup

FIFA Arab Cup record										FIFA Arab Cup qualification record
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Part of  France									Part of  France
1964
1966
1985	Did not enter									Did not enter
1988
1992
1998	Withdrew									Withdrew
2002	Did not enter									Did not enter
2009	Did not qualify 1									2	1	0	1	4	3
2012	Did not enter									Did not enter
2021	Did not qualify									1	0	0	1	1	5
Total		0/10								3	1	0	2	5	8

^1 The 2009 edition was cancelled during qualification.

Arab Games

Arab Games record
Appearances: 0
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1953 to 1965	Part of  France (FRA)
1976 to 1992	Not affiliated with the UANOC
1997	Did not enter
1999
2004	No tournament
2007	Did not enter
2011
Total		0/11

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 Countries	89	16	22	51	62	156	−93

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Comoros national football team.

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