MySQL returned error

Error Description :

Error No : 1064
Description : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near ') AS CNT FROM `project` WHERE id!=0 AND status='Active' GROUP BY project.id...' at line 1

SQL Query
SELECT COUNT(project.) AS CNT FROM `project` WHERE id!=0 AND status='Active' GROUP BY project.id ORDER BY project.name DESC