Comoros' squad for Stars' game

Comoros coach Amir Abdou named only four home-based players in his 23-man squad to face Ghana in next week’s 2018 FIFA World Cup double qualifiers, GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively reveal.

With the exception of defender Chaker Alhadhur who plays for French Ligue 1 side Caen, 16 other foreign-based feature for lower division clubs in France.

Duo Fouad Bachirou and Mohamed Youssouf play for second-tier sides Ostersunds FK and Veria FC in Sweden and Greece respectively.

Defender Kassim Abdallah is teammate of Ghana’s Jonathan Mensah who has also been invited by the Black Stars.

Les Cœlacanthes are without captain Nadjim Abdou who has been sidelined for two months due to injury.

Also unavailable are Olympiacos FC striker Mohamed Ben El Fardou and defender Salim Mramboini.

Comoros host the Black Stars on 13 November before travelling to Kumasi for the return leg four days later.

The winner of the two-legged tie will advance to the third qualifying round which will have 20 teams drawn into five round-robin, home-and-away groups of four teams each.

Comoros’ squad to face Ghana

Goalkeepers:

Salim Ben Boina (Marseille Consolat, France), Velonjara Salimo (Fomboni FC, Comoros), Mahamoud Mroivili (Coin Nord, Comoros)

Defenders:

Ibrahim Rachidi (Marseille Consolat, France), Kassim Abdallah (Evian TG, France), Benjaloud Youssouf (US Orléans, France), Chaker Alhadhur (Caen – France), Kassim Ahamada (AS Beauvais, France), Omar Mdahoma (Aubagne, France), Ibrahim Madihali (Penne Mirabeau, France)

Midfielders:

Fouad Bachirou (Östersunds FK, Sweden), Youssouf M’Changama (Marseille Consolat, France), Arkane Mohamed (Beauvais, France), Faouz Faidine (Fomboni FC, Comoros), Nasser Chamed (Nîmes Olympiques, France), Joseph Jacky (US Zilimadjou, Comoros), Mohamed Youssouf (Veria FC, Grèce), Alhadhur Attoumane (Volcan Club, Comores)

Strikers:

Ahmed Mogni (Paris FC, France), Ali M’Madi (Grenoble Foot 38, France), Mohamed M’Changama (Les Herbiers, France), Youssouf Ahamadi (Belfort, France), Halifa-Mohamed Soulé (Béziers, France)

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