Comoros national football team

Comoros

Nickname(s)	Les Coelecantes
Association	Fédération Comorienne de Football
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Ali Mbaé Camara
Top scorer	Ahmed Seif (2)
Home stadium	Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh
FIFA code	COM
FIFA ranking	183
Highest FIFA ranking	164 (June 2011)
Lowest FIFA ranking	207 (December 2006)
Elo ranking	198
Highest Elo ranking	197 (4 August 2011)
Lowest Elo ranking	208 (September 2003)
Home colours Away colours
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)

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

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 there 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, and all eight times; the COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup in 2008 and 2009; and the Arab Nations Cup only in 2009. Unfortunately, there has not been an Arab Nations Cup since.

Competition records

World Cup record

• 1930 to 2006 – Did not enter
• 2010 to 2014 – Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations record

• 1957 to 2008 – Did not enter
• 2010 to 2012 – Did not qualify

COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup

• 1997 to 2007 - Did not enter
• 2008 - 4th in Group B
• 2009 - 3rd in Group B
• 2010 - Cancelled

Indian Ocean Island Games

• 1979 - Third Place
• 1985 - Third Place
• 1990 - Fourth Place
• 1993 - Group Stage (Fifth Place)
• 1998 - Group Stage (Fifth Place)
• 2003 - Fourth Place
• 2007 - Group Stage
• 2011 - Group Stage

Schedule

Recent results

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2012 ACON qual. September 5, 2010	Zambia	4 – 0	Comoros	Chililabombwe, Zambia
15:00 UTC+2	Rainford Kalaba  6' Fwayo Tembo  22' James Chamanga  29' Emmanuel Mayuka  83'	(Report)		Stadium: Konkola Stadium Referee: Amanuel Eyob Russom (Eritrea)

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2012 ACON qual. October 9, 2010	Comoros	0 – 1	Mozambique	Mitsamiouli, Comoros
15:00 UTC+3		(Report)	Josimar Tiago Machaisse  90+1'	Stadium: Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh Referee: Ibada Ramadhan Kibo (Tanzania)

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2012 ACON Qual. March 28, 2011	Libya	3 – 0	Comoros	Bamako, Mali
18:00 UTC±0	Walid Elkhatroushi  20' Ahmed Abdelkader  68' Djamal Bindi  81'	(Report)		Stadium: Stade 26 mars

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2012 ACON Qual. June 5, 2011	Comoros	1 – 1	Libya	Mitsamiouli, Comoros
15:00 UTC+3	Abdoulaide Mzé Mbaba  83'	(Report)	Ihaab Boussefi  43'	Stadium: Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh

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2011 IOIG August, 4, 2011	Seychelles	0 – 0	Comoros	Praslin, Seychelles
14:00 UTC+4		(Report)		Stadium: Stade d'Amitié Referee: Steve Dubec

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2011 IOIG August 6, 2011	Comoros	2 – 2	Maldives	Roche Caïman, Mahé, Seychelles
19:00 UTC+4	Mchinda Madîhali  9' Athoumane Soulaimane  54'	(Report)	Thoriq  4' Fazeel  45' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Linité Referee: Steeve Dubec

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2011 IOIG August 9, 2011	Mauritius	2 – 0	Comoros	Praslin
18:00 UTC+4	Pithia  35' Calambé  87'			Stadium: Stade d'Amitié Referee: Harouna Rassuhi

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2012 ACON qual. September 4, 2011	Comoros	1 – 2	Zambia	Mitsamiouli, Comoros
15:00 UTC+3	M'Changama  32'	(Report)	C. Katongo  23' Mayuka  87'	Stadium: Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh

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2012 ACON Qual. October 8, 2011	Mozambique	3 – 0	Comoros	Maputo, Mozambique
15:00 UTC+2	Maninho  6' Dário  18' (pen.) Domingues  40'	{Report)		Stadium: Estadio da Machava

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2014 WC Qual. 11 November 2011	Comoros	0 – 1	Mozambique	Mitsamiouli, Comoros
15:00 UTC+3		Report	Miro  56' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh

Upcoming Fixtures

2014 WC Qual. November 15, 2011	Mozambique	v	Comoros	Mozambique

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 September 4, 2011

Opponent	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Differential
Botswana	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Djibouti	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2
Lesotho	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Libya	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3
Madagascar	6	0	0	6	2	22	−20
Malawi	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1
Maldives	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1
Mauritius	6	0	0	6	1	20	-19
Mozambique	3	0	0	3	0	5	-5
Namibia	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
Réunion	6	1	1	4	3	13	-10
Seychelles	5	1	1	3	3	9	-6
Swaziland	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
Yemen	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2
Zambia	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5
14 Countries	40	4	6	30	21	96	−75

Squad

Comoros squad named for the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Mohamed Hassani Mbalia 15 August 1984 (aged 26) 7 0 Elan Club GK Djâbir El-Djâbir N/A 0 Volcan Club DF Mounir Abdérémane N/A 0 Volcan Club DF Mahamoud Ali M'Changama N/A 7 0 Apaches Club DF Abdoulhamid El Mamoun N/A 3 0 Volcan Club DF David Humblot N/A 6 0 Coin Nord DF Saïd Mhoudine 04 September 1984 (aged 27) 1 0 C.S. Visé DF Ali Mourad N/A 3 0 FC La Sarraz-Ecläpens DF Ali Rassoul N/A 8 0 Apaches Club MF Damine Abdoulhaniou 10 September 1982 (aged 28) 7 0 Chirazienne Domoni MF Nourdine Ali Mzitrani N/A 2 0 Coin Nord MF Soilihi Bourhane N/A 4 0 ASIM Itsandra MF Ayad Ismaël N/A 0 FC Majicavo Koropa MF Ibrahim Mchinda Madîhali (captain) 16 November 1988 (aged 22) 3 1 US 1er Canton MF Abdallah Mfoihaya N/A 0 Oslo City FC MF Youssef M'Changama 26 March 1988 (aged 23) 2 1 ES Troyes AC "B" FW Saïd Anfane Boura N/A 2 0 Fomboni Club FW Saïd Hachim N/A 1 0 Ngaya Club FW Saïd Abderamani 08 March 1984 (aged 27) 1 0 US Gravelines Foot FW Djamal Msaidié N/A 0 Coin Nord FW Athoumane Soulaimane N/A 3 1 Style Nouvel

References

External links

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