[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":149},["ShallowReactive",2],{"country-en-comoros":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"country_code":137,"description":138,"extension":139,"federation":140,"flag":141,"lastUpdated":142,"meta":143,"navigation":144,"path":145,"region":140,"seo":146,"stem":147,"__hash__":148},"countries\u002Fcountries\u002Fen\u002Fcomoros.md","Pétanque in Comoros",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":129},"minimark",[9,13,23,28,44,48,79,86,90,115,119],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"pétanque-in-comoros",[14,15,16,17,22],"p",{},"Comoros is a small but increasingly competitive pétanque nation: its men's triplette finished fifth in the world at the 2023 World Championship in ",[18,19,21],"a",{"href":20},"\u002Fcountries\u002Fbenin","Benin",", and in 2025 the archipelago reached the final of the African Championship for the first time in its history. The islands are now preparing to showcase the sport as hosts of the 2027 Indian Ocean Games.",[24,25,27],"h2",{"id":26},"history","History",[14,29,30,31,35,36,39,40,43],{},"Pétanque in Comoros is governed by the ",[32,33,34],"strong",{},"Fédération Comorienne de Pétanque (FCP)",", one of the roughly two dozen national federations affiliated with the FIPJP through the continent's African Confederation (CASP). We could not independently verify an official FCP website; ",[32,37,38],{},"Abdillah Mzé Boina",", known as \"Franck,\" was reported as federation president in coverage as recent as 2024, with ",[32,41,42],{},"Dr Nizar Ahamada"," heading the FCP's regional branch on Ngazidja (Grande Comore). Comorian press accounts trace the game's local popularity in part to Madagascar, from where it spread to the archipelago's main cities alongside the more general French-colonial diffusion of boules sports across the region. Moroni's Oasis boulodrome is among the capital's known venues, and Ngazidja alone has fielded around ten clubs for national qualifying competitions. The confederation itself has been in institutional dispute since a January 2024 vote to rename it from the Confédération Africaine des Sports Boules (CASB) to the CASP; a May 21, 2026 Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling restored recognition to the original CASB leadership, though a rival CASP leadership was elected days later, leaving the body's structure contested as of mid-2026.",[24,45,47],{"id":46},"world-championship-fifth-in-triples","World Championship: Fifth in Triples",[14,49,50,51,54,55,58,59,63,64,68,69,73,74,78],{},"Comoros's best result on the world stage came at the ",[32,52,53],{},"50th World Championships in Cotonou, Benin (8-17 September 2023)",". The Comorian men's triplette of ",[32,56,57],{},"Djanfar Youssouf, Miftahou M'dahoma Djaé, Hazdine Radjabou, and Hadji Moustoifa Ahmed"," advanced to the last 16 before losing 13-7 to Spain in the quarterfinal, finishing tied for fifth place alongside Congo, ",[18,60,62],{"href":61},"\u002Fcountries\u002Fmorocco","Morocco",", and ",[18,65,67],{"href":66},"\u002Fcountries\u002Fsenegal","Senegal"," - a result that also made Comoros the second-best African nation that year, behind only ",[18,70,72],{"href":71},"\u002Fcountries\u002Fburkina-faso","Burkina Faso",", which reached the semifinals. ",[18,75,77],{"href":76},"\u002Fcountries\u002Fthailand","Thailand"," won the 2023 title.",[14,80,81,82,85],{},"Financial and visa obstacles have since kept Comoros from building on that result at world level. The FCP publicly appealed for roughly 12 million Comorian francs to help fund the squad's trip to the ",[32,83,84],{},"2024 World Championships in Dijon, France",", but the delegation's visa applications were ultimately refused by French authorities, and Comoros did not compete in Dijon despite having qualified.",[24,87,89],{"id":88},"african-championship-a-first-ever-final","African Championship: A First-Ever Final",[14,91,92,93,96,97,100,101,104,105,109,110,114],{},"At the continental level, Comoros finished ninth at the ",[32,94,95],{},"8th African Championship in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (2022)",". The breakthrough came three years later at the ",[32,98,99],{},"10th African Championship in Nouakchott, Mauritania (22-28 November 2025)",", where the Comorian delegation entered all four disciplines - singles, doubles, triples, and precision shooting - across the qualifying and continental-title competitions. In the tête-à-tête (singles) event, Comorian player ",[32,102,103],{},"Zaidou"," beat ",[18,106,108],{"href":107},"\u002Fcountries\u002Fmadagascar","Madagascar"," 13-11 in the semifinal to send Comoros to its first-ever African Championship final in any discipline, before losing the final 13-7 to ",[18,111,113],{"href":112},"\u002Fcountries\u002Fcote-divoire","Côte d'Ivoire","'s Kourouma Salif, who claimed the singles title.",[24,116,118],{"id":117},"looking-ahead-hosting-the-2027-indian-ocean-games","Looking Ahead: Hosting the 2027 Indian Ocean Games",[14,120,121,122,125,126,128],{},"Comoros is scheduled to host the ",[32,123,124],{},"Jeux des Îles de l'Océan Indien (Indian Ocean Games, JIOI)"," in 2027, and pétanque has been confirmed among the roughly 18 disciplines selected for the multi-sport event - a rare opportunity for the archipelago to showcase the game to a home crowd alongside regional rivals ",[18,127,108],{"href":107}," and Mauritius. Combined with its 2023 world result and 2025 continental final, the Games give Comorian pétanque its highest-profile platform yet as the federation looks to build a deeper competitive base across Ngazidja, Anjouan, and Mohéli.",{"title":130,"searchDepth":131,"depth":131,"links":132},"",2,[133,134,135,136],{"id":26,"depth":131,"text":27},{"id":46,"depth":131,"text":47},{"id":88,"depth":131,"text":89},{"id":117,"depth":131,"text":118},"KM","Comoros reached its first-ever African Championship final in 2025 and finished 5th in triples at the 2023 World Championship in Benin. Discover the Fédération Comorienne de Pétanque and the archipelago's petanque scene ahead of hosting the sport at the 2027 Indian Ocean Games.","md",null,"🇰🇲","2026-07-16",{},true,"\u002Fcountries\u002Fen\u002Fcomoros",{"title":5,"description":138},"countries\u002Fen\u002Fcomoros","F2elBIgprxA4xIzX9QRQyiTwcKKLnLF6GUnIuCXLBCA",1786097167957]