Comoros Islands Profile | Cosafa Cup

Check out the Comoros Islands profile for the upcoming 2019 COSAFA Cup tournament.

Established: 1979

Affiliated to FIFA: 2005

Affiliated to CAF: 2006

Honours: None

Biggest win: Comoros 4-2 Djibouti (26 August 2006)

Biggest defeat: Mauritius 6-1 Comoros (31 August 1979)

Biggest win in COSAFA Cup: Comoros 2-1 Seychelles (20 October 2009)

Biggest defeat in COSAFA Cup: Comoros 0-3 Namibia (20 July 2008); Mozambique 3-0 Comoros (27 May 2018)

Leading scorers in COSAFA Cup: Ahmed Ali, Mohamed Mouigni, Mohamed M’Changama 1 goal

History summary: The Comoros are the newest members of COSAFA and made their debut in the 2008 COSAFA Cup in South Africa, where they more than held their own despite going out in the first round.

The island archipelago is also among the youngest members of the world football’s family and continue to develop as a footballing nation.   The Comoros collected their first ever win in the COSAFA Cup after victory over Seychelles in the 2009 tournament in Zimbabwe, their second appearance at the regional showpiece.

They performed admirably in that event, also securing a draw against Botswana, but a 3-0 loss to Swaziland meant they bowed out in the first round.   It was an improvement on their first showing in 2008 when they lost all three games without scoring a goal.

They returned to the big stage for the first time in nine years at the 2018 COSAFA Cup, where they managed just a single draw and two defeats to bow out in the first round.

That draw came against Seychelles in their opening game, before they lost to Mozambique (0-3) and Madagascar (0-1).

COSAFA CUP FINISHES

2008 – First round

2009 – First round

2018 – First round