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Comoros football national team also known as Les Coelacantes represents Comoros in international football and is controlled by the Comoros Football Federation. 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 Togo assured them of a place in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

 

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 Djibouti. In 2007, Comoros first entered qualification for the World Cup and the African Cup of Nations for the 2010 tournaments but lost in the preliminary round 2–10 on aggregate to Madagascar.

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 Botswana, Mauritius, and Malawi in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

On 14 November 2019, Comoros opened their 2021 African Cup of Nations qualification campaign with a 0–1 win away to Togo, their first away win in a major qualifier. They would go on to qualify for the final tournament, their first major tournament since joining FIFA. 

The Les Coelacantes Head Coach is Amir Abdou and the team's home stadium is Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh. Most Caps player was Youssouf M'Changama with 40 Appearance, The team all-time highest goal scorer was also El Fardou Ben Nabouhane with 15 goals. Their current captain is Najim Abdou who is a who previously played for Millwall and AFC Wimbledon.

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