Abdou earned his first call up to the Comoros squad for an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Mozambique on 9 October 2010. He played the full match, which the national team lost 1–0 after conceding a goal in stoppage time. Abdou captained Comoros for the first time in his national team career when he played the whole game, as Comoros lost 1–0 against Mozambique in the World Cup qualification. In May 2014, Abdou was called up to the national team squad for the first time in three years and made his first appearance, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Kenya in the Africa Cup of Nations qualification on 18 May 2014. However, he played in the return leg, as Comoros drew 1–1, resulting in the national team elimination from the tournament. The following year, Abdou was called up to the Comoros squad and captained against Burkina Faso on 13 June 2015, as the national team lost 2–0.