In the early morning of January 11, the first round of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations group stage was in full swing, with one of the weak teams dueling from the Comoros against Gabon. It was the first Africa Cup of Nations game in the history of the Comoros, but they lost 1-0. Despite the black opening, the Comoros finally made their Africa Cup of Nations debut, ending a 43-year wait.
According to the latest FIFA rankings, the Comoros is ranked 132nd, while Gabon is not much better, ranking 89th, and in the highly competitive African football world, it is definitely a dialogue between super weak brigades.
The data shows that the Comoros has a possession rate of 66% compared to only 34% of the opponents. In addition, the Comoros scored 10 shots on goal and Gabon had 8 shots, making it 2-3 on target! It can be seen that the performance of the two teams is not inferior, the only difference is the ability to grasp in front of the goal.
In the 15th minute, Bupenza received a direct pass from his teammate, shot with his left foot in the penalty area, and the ball hung straight into the dead corner, 1-0! After scoring, Bupenza performed a big show and celebrated.
In the end, the Comoros lost 0-1 to Gabon, encountering the opening black of this year's Africa Cup of Nations, who ended the embarrassment of five consecutive winless games and scored the key 3 points.
Despite the loss, for the Comoros, tonight is still worth remembering.
It should be known that the Comoros is an island country located on the eastern side of Africa, in the Indian Ocean, which is composed of 4 islands and covers an area of only 2200 square kilometers. In addition, the Comoros has a population of only 850,000, and its water and mineral resources are relatively scarce.
As you can imagine, the Comoros is a football desert, although the Football Association was established in 1979, it did not join the African Football Federation until 2003, and was approved to become a member of FIFA two years later.
Despite a late start, Comoros football has improved rapidly, with the 32-year-old Ben Nabhane currently playing for Red Star Belgrade in the Cypriot Premier League and has even scored in the Champions League, where he is the comoros' number one star. In addition, the Comoros has a large number of foreign players, who basically play in Ligue 2 and Ligue 1.
In March last year, the Comoros passed the African Cup of Nations play-off test for the first time and joined the Gambia in the African Cup of Nations as a new army. Now the Comoros has ended a 43-year wait to make its African Cup of Nations debut.
According to the schedule, the comoros' next two opponents are Morocco and Ghana, and given the huge difference in strength, the chances of winning are almost zero! Of course, the Comoros did not dare to qualify, but they will still work hard for the first African Cup of Nations goal and the first point in the history of the team.