Affane Djambae

Affane Djambae (born 22 September 2000) is a Comorian footballer who plays as a Striker for Djabal Club d'Iconi and the Comoros national team.

Affane Djambae
Personal information
Full name Affane Saïd Djambae
Date of birth (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000
Place of birth Hahaya, Comoros
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Djabal Club d'Iconi
Number 17
Youth career
2014–2019 Hahaya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 OPM Mbachilé 19 (15)
2020–2021 Hahaya 26 (20)
2021–2022 Ngaya Mdé
2022– Djabal Club d'Iconi 22 (15)
International career‡
2023– Comoros 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:37, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Djambae comes from the Hahaya neighborhood of Comoros's capital Moroni. He joined the academy of local club Hahaya FC in 2014. He worked his way through the youth sides to the senior team by 2018. He was the top scorer of the third division three times with Hahaya. In 2019, he joined OPM of Mbachilé-Napabo where he remained until 2020. During his time with the club, Djambae was the top scorer in the Second Division both seasons. The following year he joined Ngaya Club de Mdé in the Comoros Premier League. Over his first thirteen matches of the 2020–21 season, he registered four assists and seven goals to top the scoring charts at that point.[1]

Djambae moved to fellow Premier League club Djabal Club d'Iconi the next year and was the top scorer with fifteen goals during the 2022–23 season. That season, Djabal won both the league and Comoros Cup for the double with Djambae as a key contributor.[2]

In July 2023, following his impressive performances with the national team at the 2023 COSAFA Cup, Djambae was invited to stay in South Africa to trial with Cape Town Spurs of the country's Premier Division.[2] During his trial with the club, he came on in the 80th minute against UWC FC. Two minutes later, he scored from an overlapping run. The player considered the trial a success, but had to return home to negotiate a potential deal at a later point because club officials were on vacation. Following his time with Cape Town Spurs, Djambae joined Mauritanian champions FC Nouadhibou for a two-week trial in Morocco.[3]

On 19 August 2023, Djambae participated in the 2023–24 CAF Champions League with Djabal for the club's First Round match against South Africa's Orlando Pirates.[4]

International career

Djambae was called up to the senior national team for the first time for the 2023 COSAFA Cup and made his debut on 6 July against the Seychelles.[5][6] He scored in each of Comoros's first two matches, but the nation eventually failed to qualify for the knockout stages.[2] Despite the team's inability to advance, Djambae received an individual honour as a member of the Tournament Best XI for the group stage.[7] Later that summer, Djambae was included in the Comoros squad again for the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games.[8]

International goals
Last updated 11 July 2023.[6]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 July 2023King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South Africa Seychelles1–03–02023 COSAFA Cup
2.9 July 2023 Zambia1–11–2
Last updated 23 July 2023

International career statistics
As of match played 11 July 2023[6]
Comoros national team
YearAppsGoals
202332
Total32

References
  1. Udjue, Uzisa. "AFFANE, NOUVELLE ÉTOILE DU CHAMPIONNAT COMORIEN" (in French). actualitehahaya.centerblog.net. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. Houssamdine, Boina. "Affane Saïd Djambae à l'essai à Cape Town Spurs (Afrique du Sud)" (in French). Comoros Football. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. Djouma, Elie Dine. "Affane Saïd vers Fc Nouadhibou, après Cap spurs" (in French). alwatwan.net. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. "CAFCL Preview: Djabal Club". Orlando Pirates FC. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. "La COSAFA Cup 2023: La liste explosive des Coelacanthes comoriennes devoilee" (in French). Comores Infos. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  7. Mlanjira, Duncan. "Mabedi named coach for COSAFA Cup Group Best XI with 5 Flames players in it". Maravia Express. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  8. Houssamdine, Boina. "La Liste des Comores pour les JIOI 2023" (in French). Comoros Football. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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