# Comoros at the Africa Cup of Nations

Comoros participated in the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in the 2021 edition in Cameroon, where the team reached the round of 16.

## Overall record

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

## Tournaments
### 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

The Comoros are in Group C of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, which takes place in January and February 2022 in Cameroon. Their first match sees them losing to Gabon 1–0. The second match also ended with a 2–0 defeat against Morocco, despite a noteworthy match by goalkeeper Salim Ben Boina, elected man of the match. The third match opposes the Comorians to Ghana. This meeting, where Salim Ben Boina is out through injury, ends with a historic victory for the Comorians 3–2, including 2 goals from Ahmed Mogni, eliminating Ghana, and allowing the Cœlacanthes to finish third in the group.
The selection finished fourth best third in the competition and qualified for the round of 16, which pitted them against the host country, Cameroon. Already deprived of Faïz Selemani, suspended, the Comorians have twelve positive cases of COVID-19 in their selection before the match, including all the goalkeepers available. On the same day, Ali Ahamada tested negative, but a same-day protocol change by the Confederation of African Football made him ineligible for the match, angering observers; it is then the defender Chaker Alhadhur who takes place in the goals. Despite all these adventures and an exclusion from the outset of captain Nadjim Abdou, the Comorians lost by the smallest of margins, by 2–1.

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Gabon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Comoros | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |

#### Round of 16
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | 2021 | Goals |
| 1 | Ahmed Mogni | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | El Fardou Ben Nabouhane | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Youssouf M'Changama | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 4 |
– Best goalscorer(s) of the team

## Kits

2021 Africa Cup of Nations :
| Home | Away |

## Squads

Comoros squads :
vteComoros squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Ben Boina
2 K. Abdallah
3 Alhadhur
4 Zahary
5 Ali
6 N. Abdou (c)
7 Selemani
8 Bachirou
9 M. M'Changama
10 Y. M'Changama
11 Aboubakari
12 M'Dahoma
13 R. Abdullah
14 M'Madi
15 B. Youssouf
16 Ousseni
17 Djoudja
18 Bourhane
19 M. Youssouf
20 Mogni
21 Ben Nabouhane
22 Bakari
23 A. Ahamada
24 Mattoir
25 Djoumoi
26 Iyad
27 K. Ahamada
28 Souahy
Coach: A. Abdou :