The tiny Comoros Islands will reach another remarkable stage on their brief footballing journey when they debut at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon on Monday.
The island nation, which declared independence from France in 1975, has a population of just under a million, but it has looked to its former colonial power for players to help create a competitive national team. They have played a paltry 28 qualifiers over the last six editions, winning five games, drawing eight and losing 15. Not exactly a record to set the pulses racing, but in the 2021 qualifiers they won a first-ever competitive international away from home in Togo and held Egypt to a home draw to finish second in their group and book a place in Cameroon.
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