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	Mohamed Youssouf
Most caps	Youssouf M'Changama (62)
Top scorer	Ben Nabouhane (18)
Home stadium	Stade Omnisports de Malouzini
FIFA code	COM
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	103 (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest	103 (November 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	2 (first in 2021)
Best result	Round of 16 (2021)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 2008)
Best result	Fourth place (2024)

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]

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.

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

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

The following players were called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification games against  Gambia and  Madagascar in September 2024.^[7]

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Salim Ben Boina	(1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 33)	24	0	Épinal
	1GK	Yannick Pandor	(2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 23)	5	0	Martigues
	1GK	Adel Anzimati-Aboudou	(2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Boulogne
	2DF	Saïd Bakari	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30)	38	0	Sparta Rotterdam
	2DF	Kassim M'Dahoma	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 27)	29	1	Aubagne
	2DF	Younn Zahary	(1998-10-08) 8 October 1998 (age 26)	20	0	Žalgiris Vilnius
	2DF	Ahmed Soilihi	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 28)	12	0	Quevilly-Rouen
	2DF	Abdel-Hakim Abdallah	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 27)	11	0	Rodez
	2DF	Akim Djaha	(1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Martigues
	2DF	Ismaël Boura	(2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Troyes
	2DF	Warmed Omari	(2000-04-23) 23 April 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Lyon
	3MF	Youssouf M'Changama	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 34)	63	12	Troyes
	3MF	Yacine Bourhane	(1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26)	21	0	Esbjerg
	3MF	Iyad Mohamed	(2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 23)	13	0	Pau
	3MF	Aymeric Ahmed	(2003-11-08) 8 November 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Strasbourg B
	3MF	Raïmane Daou	(2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Marseille B
	3MF	Rayan Lutin	(2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Amiens
	4FW	Benjaloud Youssouf	(1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30)	46	4	Dunkerque
	4FW	Ibroihim Youssouf	(1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 30)	42	8	African Stars
	4FW	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane	(1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35)	39	19	Železničar Pančevo
	4FW	Faïz Selemani	(1993-11-14) 14 November 1993 (age 31)	32	6	Al-Hazem
	4FW	Faiz Mattoir	(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 24)	10	1	Almere City
	4FW	Myziane Maolida	(1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 25)	5	3	Al-Kholood
	4FW	Rafiki Saïd	(2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 24)	4	3	Troyes

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	Ahmed Fadjidou	(2000-12-31) 31 December 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Coca Bolé	2024 COSAFA Cup
GK	Djawadi Youssouf	(2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Zilimadjou	2024 COSAFA Cup
DF	Mohammad Zamir	(1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 29)	17	0	Volcan Club	2024 COSAFA Cup
DF	Bakri Youssouf	(1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 28)	15	0	Djabal	2024 COSAFA Cup
DF	Obeidullah Soufiane	(1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Etoile d'Or Mirontsy	2024 COSAFA Cup
DF	Tamime Tarek	(1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 (age 26)	1	0	Etoile d'Or Mirontsy	2024 COSAFA Cup
DF	Karim Saïd Mohamed	(2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Le Puy Foot	2024 COSAFA Cup
DF	Abdoul Anziz Omar	(2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Djabal	2024 COSAFA Cup
DF	Glenn Younousse	(2004-07-17) 17 July 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Bordeaux	2024 COSAFA Cup
DF	Ali M'Madi Ali	(2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Atomic Foot	2024 COSAFA Cup
DF	Mohamed Youssouf	(1988-03-26) 26 March 1988 (age 36)	40	3	Ajaccio	v.  Chad, 11 June 2024
DF	Abdallah Ali Mohamed	(1999-04-11) 11 April 1999 (age 25)	22	1	Stade Lausanne	v.  Chad, 11 June 2024
DF	Yahaya Médard	(2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 24)	1	0	FCM Aubervilliers	v.  Ghana, 21 November 2023
MF	Raidou Boina Bacar	(1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 32)	22	3	Zilimadjou	2024 COSAFA Cup
MF	Ali Mze Moudhoiffar	(1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 (age 27)	9	1	Etoile d'Or Mirontsy	2024 COSAFA Cup
MF	Haslane Alfonsi Ahmed	(2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Volcan Club	2024 COSAFA Cup
MF	Kassim Hadji	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Ararat Yerevan	2024 COSAFA Cup
MF	Massulaha Hilali	(1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Zilimadjou	2024 COSAFA Cup
MF	Naimoudine Assane	(1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Volcan Club	2024 COSAFA Cup
MF	Abdel Hamada	(1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Djabal	2024 COSAFA Cup
MF	Zainou Dine Mohamed	(2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Rousset	v.  Ghana, 21 November 2023
FW	Abdallah Saïd Sadad	(1994-07-29) 29 July 1994 (age 30)	11	2	Fomboni	2024 COSAFA Cup
FW	Affane Djambae	(2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24)	4	2	Djabal	2024 COSAFA Cup
FW	Idari Nassurdine	(2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Zilimadjou	2024 COSAFA Cup
FW	Nasser Djanfar	(2000-12-31) 31 December 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Café Sport	2024 COSAFA Cup
FW	Ali Mohamed	(1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Volcan Club	2024 COSAFA Cup
FW	Adel Mahamoud	(2003-02-04) 4 February 2003 (age 21)	4	1	Nantes B	v.  Chad, 11 June 2024
FW	Ahmed Mogni	(1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 (age 33)	31	4	Jeunesse Esch	v.  Angola, 25 March 2024

As of 5 July 2024^[8]

Players in bold are still active with the Comoros.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Youssouf M'Changama	63	12	2010–present
2	Benjaloud Youssouf	46	4	2015–present
3	Ibroihim Youssouf	45	10	2017–present
4	Fouad Bachirou	41	0	2014–present
5	Nadjim Abdou	40	0	2010–2022
	Mohamed Youssouf	40	3	2011–present
7	Ben Nabouhane	39	19	2014–present
8	Saïd Bakari	38	0	2017–present
9	Ali Ahamada	36	0	2016–present
10	Ali M'Madi	34	0	2010–present

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Ben Nabouhane	19	41	0.49	2014–present
2	Youssouf M'Changama	14	66	0.19	2010–present
3	Ibroihim Youssouf	11	46	0.22	2017–present
4	Faïz Selemani	7	33	0.19	2017–present
5	Affane Djambae	4	7	0.57	2023–present
	Ahmed Mogni	4	31	0.13	2015–present
	Benjaloud Youssouf	4	46	0.09	2015–present
8	Rafiki Saïd	3	4	0.75	2023–present
	Myziane Maolida	3	5	0.6	2023–present
	Ali Nassim M'Changama	3	11	0.27	2019–present
	Raïdou Boina Bacar	3	22	0.14	2015–present
	Mohamed Youssouf	3	40	0.08	2011–present

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification record
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									4	3	0	1	8	4
2030										To be determined
2034
Total		0/4								14	3	4	7	13	25

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
Total		0/28

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

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	Qualified										6	3	3	0	7	4
2027	To be determined
2029
Total	Round of 16	1/34	4	1	0	3	4	7	—		42	10	12	20	32	61

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 record										Qualification 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 record
Appearances: 7
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
2024	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	6	4
Total	Fourth place	7/22	23	6	3	13	20	32

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

FIFA Arab Cup record										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
2025	To be determined									To be determined
Total		0/10								3	1	0	2	5	8

^1 The 2009 edition was cancelled during qualification.

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

As of 18 November 2024

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Angola	3	0	1	2	2	5	–3
Botswana	3	1	0	2	2	3	–1
Burkina Faso	4	0	1	3	2	6	−4
Burundi	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Cameroon	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4
Cape Verde	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Central African Republic	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2
Chad	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Djibouti	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2
Egypt	2	0	1	1	0	4	−4
Eswatini	2	0	1	1	2	+5	−3
Ethiopia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Gabon	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1
Gambia	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Ghana	4	2	1	1	4	4	0
Guinea	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Ivory Coast	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6
Kenya	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2
Lesotho	5	2	2	1	4	2	2
Libya	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2
Madagascar	12	1	2	9	6	28	−22
Malawi	5	1	0	4	3	7	−4
Maldives	4	2	2	0	9	5	+4
Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	6	0	1	5	3	14	−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
South Africa	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1
Seychelles	6	4	2	0	15	4	+11
Sierra Leone	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Togo	6	1	3	2	4	7	−3
Tunisia	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
Uganda	3	1	0	2	4	2	+2
Yemen	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Zambia	6	1	1	4	5	11	−6
Zimbabwe	4	0	1	3	0	5	−5
38 Countries	126	31	30	65	105	194	−89

• Indian Ocean Island Games
  • Bronze Medal (2): 1979, 1985

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