The Comoros is at a point to qualify for the final stage of the next CAN. A draw against Togo on Thursday, March 25 at Malouzini Stadium and the Comoros finally reaches its first major competition. A historic moment awaited by an entire nation and Amir Abdou, Coelacanth’s coach for eight years.
Met a few years ago when CAF raised the African Cup of Nations from 16 to 24 teams, the coach of the Comoros, Amir Abdou, born in Marseille, where a strong Comorian community lives, in place since 2014, began dreaming of a first participation. Amir Abdou had targeted CAN 2019 in Egypt, but Coelacanths had not received his ticket. Regardless, the coach and his players have mapped out their route and are now ready to win a first entry in the final phase of a CAN.
The suspension of a selection
It only takes one point in two matches, if possible from the one against Togo, on Thursday 25 March at Malouzini Stadium, north of the capital Moroni, for the country with 850,000 inhabitants, which only joined Fifa in 2005, reaches its first major competition. For the Comoros-Togo, a thousand people have been authorized at the arena, including players and authorities. The archipelago, which for example had to lose the CAN qualifier, is in concern today! Otherwise, the trip to Egypt remains on the sixth day to convert the test.
“We are tired of being taken for victims or for the small thumbs up. We want to participate in big competitions like CAN. We are determined to do our best to get there. We started well, we now have a lot of self-confidence, says Amir Abdou to RFI November 2019. “I feel very proud and we are very focused on this meeting. We are very motivated to apply for this qualification “, the coach forgives us before the event. “It’s eight years of work,” he says simply today.
Join the top 5 qualifiers
The news Sunday about the “liberation” of international players in France, a time blocked by the French football league to avoid the risk of spreading Covid-19, eased both the team and an entire population. On Twitter, the Comorian Federation thanks “all players (FFF, LFP, Ligue 1, Ligue 2, national leagues, etc.) who allowed the players to be released for these crucial qualifying matches”.
Before the fifth day of qualifying begins, there are still 19 places to take out of the 24 in the final. Currently, only Cameroon (host), Algeria (defending champions), Senegal (CAN 2019 finalist), Mali and Tunisia are guaranteed to play the next CAN. The Comoros is on its way to achievement!
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