On January 24, Comoros trusted their 30-year-old left between the posts, after including him in the starting line up as they faced Cameroon.
Cameroon won the match but it was Comoros who won everyone's hearts with their makeshift goalkeeper standing out among many.
TeamKenya takes a look at the stand-in goalkeeper that has created a buzz on social media after his outstanding performance.
Left-back Chaker Alhadhur stepped up to play in goal for Comoros in their Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie against Cameroon after all three of their goalkeepers were rendered unavailable.
The defender who was born in France and has spent his entire football career in the country.
His professional career started at his local team, Nantes, before he moved on to Caen and Chateauroux and eventually joined current club Ajaccio in 2021.
The 30-year-old made his Comoros debut in a friendly against Burkina Faso in 2014 and became a first-team regular until a cruciate ligament injury ruled him out for the latter stages of their qualification campaign for this year’s Afcon.
Alhadhur was an unused substitute for each of the team’s group stage matches against Gabon, Morocco and Ghana.
The left back who turned goalkeeper is not known to have played as a goalkeeper in an official match before the match against Cameroon.
The Ajaccio defender was incredibly lively and took on a sweeper keeper type role for his team helping his country, who were making their debut appearance at the tournament.
Despite a 2-1 loss to Cameroon the Comoros stand-in goalkeeper's fantastic double saves during the AFCON last-16 tie against Cameroon will forever remain in the minds of football lovers.