The Comoros national football team represents the Comoros in international football and is controlled by the

Comoros Football Federation The Fédération de Football des Comores (FFC) is the governing body of football in the Comoros. It was founded in 1979, affiliated to FIFA in 2005 and to CAF in 2003. It organizes the national football league and the national team A natio ...

. 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

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assured them of a place in the

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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

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. In 2007, Comoros first entered qualification for the

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and the Africa Cup of Nations for the 2010 tournaments, but lost in the preliminary round 2–10 on aggregate to

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. 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

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and

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in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. On 14 November 2019, Comoros opened their

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campaign with a 0–1 win away to

, their first away win in a major qualifier. They would go on to qualify for the

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, their first major tournament since joining FIFA. In the

, Ahmed Mogni scored a brace for Comoros in their 3–2 group match victory over

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in what the BBC described as "one of the biggest shocks in Nations Cup history".

Coaching history

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(1985) * Ali Mbaé Camara (2006–2007) *

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(2010) * Mohamed Chamité (2010–2011) * Ali Mbaé Camara (2011–2013) * Amir Abdou (2014–2022) * Younes Zerdouk (2022–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against

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and

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on 23 and 27 September 2022. ''Caps and goals are correct as of 22 September 2022, after the match against

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Recent call-ups

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

Player records

:''Players in bold are still active with the Comoros.''

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Olympic Games

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

Africa Cup of Nations

African Games

* Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign,

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was open to full senior national teams.

African Nations Championship

COSAFA Cup

Indian Ocean Island Games

Arab Nations Cup

The 2009 edition was cancelled during qualification.

Pan Arab Games

Head-to-head record

''As of 24 January 2022''

References

External links

FFC official website
at FIFA.com *Bourtney, Barri

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