Where is Comoros? Map and population of East Africa country as football team play Morocco at AFCON
Comoros made their debut at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2022, losing to Morocco and Gabon but pulling off a shock win against Ghana.
Thatclash with Ghana saw El Fardou Ben Nabouhane score their first ever AFCON goal before they went on to beat Ghana 3-2 thanks to a brace from Ahmed Mogni - knocking Ghana out of the competition.
Today, they are kicking off this year’s Afcon against Morocco, who beat them 2-0 four years ago.
Where is Comoros?
Comoros’ football team is relatively unknown as the 108th ranked side in the world right now - this is up from 132 four years ago.
Comoros is an independent state comprising three of the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean, just off the coast of East Africa.
It shares maritime borders with Madagascar and Mayotte to the southeast, Tanzania to the northwest, Mozambique to the west and the Seychelles to the northeast.
Population of Comoros
As of 2022, the population of Comoros is an estimated 882,847.
Moroni is the largest city in Comoros and the capital of the semi-autonomous island of Ngazidja - the largest of the three main islands.
The current population of Moroni is less than 50,000.