COMOROS HAVE ONLY been a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 2003.
They’re ranked 177th in the latest FIFA rankings.
Their biggest result probably came in 2011 when they held Libya to a 1-1 draw in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
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In their competitive history, the island nation, which has a population estimated at 798,000, have won four games and their most-experienced player is at French third-tier side Consolat Marseille.
But earlier today, they conjured one of the biggest shocks we’ve seen in a long time.
Hosting the Avram Grant-managed Ghana, who have made it to the knockout stages of the last three World Cups, in a 2018 qualifier first-leg, Comoros secured an incredible scoreless draw.
And going by the video footage, they were also denied a clear goal with ten minutes to go and hit the woodwork shortly after. But, quite inevitably, the Ghana FA’s official Twitter account thought things played out a little differently.
NO GOAL!!!! Comoros has the ball at the back of the net but has been rightly ruled out for offside. (0-0) #GoGhanapic.twitter.com/QEq8cJ49ix
— 🇬🇭 Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) November 13, 2015
Arguably one of the biggest shocks in world football has just taken place
COMOROS HAVE ONLY been a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 2003.
They’re ranked 177th in the latest FIFA rankings.
Their biggest result probably came in 2011 when they held Libya to a 1-1 draw in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
In their competitive history, the island nation, which has a population estimated at 798,000, have won four games and their most-experienced player is at French third-tier side Consolat Marseille.
But earlier today, they conjured one of the biggest shocks we’ve seen in a long time.
Hosting the Avram Grant-managed Ghana, who have made it to the knockout stages of the last three World Cups, in a 2018 qualifier first-leg, Comoros secured an incredible scoreless draw.
And going by the video footage, they were also denied a clear goal with ten minutes to go and hit the woodwork shortly after. But, quite inevitably, the Ghana FA’s official Twitter account thought things played out a little differently.
The return leg takes place in Kumasi in four days time.
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