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.
Overall record
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![]() | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | Squad | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
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Total | Round of 16 | 1/34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | 36 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 57 |
2021 African Cup of Nations
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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.[1] The second match also ended with a 2–0 defeat against Morocco,[2] despite a noteworthy match by goalkeeper Salim Ben Boina, elected man of the match.[3] The third match opposes the Comorians to Ghana.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Group stage
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Round of 16
Cameroon ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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| Report | Y. M'Changama ![]() |
Statistics
Goalscorers
Rank | Player | 2021 | Goals |
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1 | Ahmed Mogni | 2 | 2 |
2 | El Fardou Ben Nabouhane | 1 | 1 |
Youssouf M'Changama | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 4 | 4 |
Squads
References
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Gabon's Panthers register win against Comoros in opening match". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Morocco beat resilient Comoros to book knockout place". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (14 January 2022). "Historic Performance Salim Ben Boina earned the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award after his super performance against #TeamMorocco! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MARCOM | #TeamComoros | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Comoros sink Ghana and record historic win". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ Dover, Ed (24 January 2022). "Comoros forced to start outfield player in goal against Cameroon in AFCON round of 16". ESPN. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Cameroon beat brave Comoros to clinch a quarter final place". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2023-05-14.