Cameroon 2021 opened with defeats by Gabon and Morocco, then turned in Garoua. El Fardou Ben Nabouhane scored Comoros’ first finals goal after four minutes against four-time champions Ghana, Ahmed Mogni added two more, and the 3–2 win carried the debutants into the round of 16. There, against the hosts in Yaoundé, a registered defender, Chaker Alhadhur, started in goal and Nadjim Abdou was sent off in the seventh minute. Comoros still scored through Youssouf M’Changama before losing 2–1.
Stefano Cusin’s team came back stronger on paper: unbeaten through qualifying for Morocco 2025 and top of a group that included Tunisia, beaten 1–0 in Tunis. The finals were tighter. After losing the opening match of the tournament to the hosts in Rabat, the Coelacanths held Zambia and Mali goalless but went home on two points.
Hubert Velud, appointed in March 2026, now leads the road to East Africa through Group G alongside Cameroon, Namibia and Congo. The campaign starts away to Cameroon on 24 September 2026, and the top two in the group qualify for the finals.