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Cameroon national football team

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The Cameroon national football team (French: Équipe nationale du camerounaise de football) is the national football team of Cameroon.

Cameroon
Nickname(s) Les Lions Indomptables
(The Indomitable Lions)
AssociationFédération Camerounaise de Football
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNIFFAC
(Central Africa)
Head coachToni Conceição
CaptainEric Maxim Choupo-Moting
Most capsRigobert Song (137)
Top scorerSamuel Eto'o (56)[1]
Home stadiumStade Ahmadou Ahidjo
FIFA codeCMR
FIFA ranking
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Highest11 (November 2006 – January 2007, November – December 2009)
Lowest79 (February – March 2013)
First international
Belgian Congo 3–2 French Cameroon 23x15px
(Belgian Congo; September 1956)
Biggest win
 Cameroon 9–0 Chad 
(Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; 7 April 1965)
Biggest defeat
 Korea Republic 5–0 Cameroon 
(Seoul, South Korea; 4 October 1984)
 Norway 6–1 Cameroon 
(Oslo, Norway; 31 October 1990)
 Russia 6–1 Cameroon 
(Palo Alto, California, USA; 28 June 1994)
 Costa Rica 5–0 Cameroon 
(San José, Costa Rica; 9 March 1997)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1982)
Best resultQuarter-finals, 1990
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances19 (first in 1970)
Best resultChampions, 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017
African Nations Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultQuarter-finals, 2016
Confederations Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2001)
Best resultSecond place, 2003

Competitive record

Main page: Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup Qualifying
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1934
23x15px 1938
23x15px 1950
23x15px 1954
23x15px 1958
23x15px 1962
England 1966 Withdrew Withdrew
23x15px 1970 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 3 4
Germany 1974 3 1 1 1 1 3
Argentina 1978 2 0 1 1 2 4
Spain 1982 Group Stage 17th 3 0 3 0 1 1 8 5 1 2 16 5
23x15px 1986 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 5
Italy 1990 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 0 2 7 9 8 6 1 1 12 6
File:Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Group stage 22nd 3 0 1 2 3 11 8 5 2 1 14 4
23x15px 1998 25th 3 0 2 1 2 5 6 4 2 0 10 4
File:Flag of South Korea.svg File:Flag of Japan.svg 2002 20th 3 1 1 1 2 3 10 8 1 1 20 4
File:Flag of Germany.svg 2006 Did not qualify 10 6 3 1 18 10
23x15px 2010 Group stage 31st 3 0 0 3 2 5 12 9 2 1 23 4
23x15px 2014 32nd 3 0 0 3 1 9 8 5 2 1 12 4
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 8 2 5 1 10 9
23x15px 2022 To be determined
23x15px 23x15px File:Flag of the United States.svg 2026
Total Quarter-finals 7/21 23 4 7 12 18 43 87 51 23 13 143 65

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
23x15px 1992 Did not qualify
23x15px 1995
23x15px 1997
23x15px 1999
File:Flag of South Korea.svg File:Flag of Japan.svg 2001 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad
23x15px 2003 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 3 1 Squad
File:Flag of Germany.svg 2005 Did not qualify
23x15px 2009
23x15px 2013
File:Flag of Russia.svg 2017 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad
Total Runners-up 3/10 11 4 2 5 7 11 -

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
23x15px 1957 Part of 22x20px France
23x15px 1959
23x15px 1962 Not affiliated to CAF
File:Flag of Ghana.svg 1963
23x15px 1965 Did not enter
23x15px 1968 Did not qualify
23x15px 1970 Group stage 5th 3 2 0 1 7 5
File:Flag of Cameroon (1961–1975).svg 1972 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 10 5
Egypt 1974 Did not qualify
23x15px 1976
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980
Libya 1982 Group stage 5th 3 0 3 0 1 1
Côte d'Ivoire 1984 Champions 1st 5 3 1 1 9 3
23x15px 1986 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 2 0 8 5
Morocco 1988 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 4 1
23x15px 1990 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 2 3
Senegal 1992 Fourth place 4th 5 2 2 1 4 3
23x15px 1994 Did not qualify
23x15px 1996 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 5 7
Burkina Faso 1998 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 1 1 5 4
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Champions 1st 6 3 2 1 11 5
Mali 2002 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 9 0
23x15px 2004 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 7 6
23x15px 2006 5th 4 3 1 0 8 2
Ghana 2008 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 14 8
Angola 2010 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 6 8
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012 Did not qualify
23x15px 2013
File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 2015 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Gabon 2017 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 7 3
23x15px 2019 Round of 16 13th 4 1 2 1 4 3
Cameroon 2021 Qualified as hosts
Côte d'Ivoire 2023 To be determined
Guinea 2025
Total 5 Titles 19/33 84 41 27 16 123 75
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalties.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 4
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Côte d'Ivoire 2009 Did not qualify
Sudan 2011 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 1 0 5 0
23x15px 2014 Did not qualify
23x15px 2016 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 4 4
File:Flag of Morocco.svg 2018 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 1 3
File:Flag of Cameroon.svg 2020 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 4 8
23x15px 2022 To be determined
Total Fourth place 4/6 17 7 5 5 14 15

Summer Olympics

Olympic Games Record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
23x15px 1900
to
Italy 1960		 Did not enter
Japan 1964
to
West Germany 1972		 Did not qualify
23x15px 1976 Did not enter
Soviet Union 1980 Did not qualify
United States 1984 Round 1 11th 3 1 0 2 3 5
South Korea 1988 Did not qualify
1992–present See Cameroon national under-23 football team
Total Round 1 1/19 3 1 0 2 3 5
Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

African Games

Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.
See also: Cameroon national under-23 football team
African Games Record
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nigeria 1973 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
23x15px 1978 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenya 1987 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991–present See Cameroon national under-23 football team
Total 4/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Results and fixtures

Main page: Cameroon national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Lose

2020

2021

Players

Current squad

  • The following 25 players were called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Cape Verde and Rwanda on 26 and 30 March 2021.[2]
  • Caps and goals are correct as of: 16 November 2020, after the match against Mozambique.[3]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Fabrice Ondoa 24 December 1995 
     (aged 30)
42 0 Croatia Istra 1961
1GK Haschou Kerrido 2 June 1994 
     (aged 31)
6 0 Cameroon PWD Bamenda
1GK Jean Efala 11 August 1992 
     (aged 33)
1 0 Nigeria Akwa United
1GK Simon Omossola 5 May 1998 
     (aged 27)
1 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Vita Club
2DF Jonathan Ngwem 20 July 1991 
     (aged 34)
9 0 23x15px Ceramica Cleopatra
2DF Serge Leuko 4 August 1993 
     (aged 32)
7 0 23x15px Waasland-Beveren
2DF Jérôme Onguéné 22 December 1997 
     (aged 28)
6 0 Italy Genoa
2DF Harold Moukoudi 27 November 1997 
     (aged 28)
4 0 23x15px Saint-Étienne
2DF Jean-Charles Castelletto 26 January 1995 
     (aged 30)
3 0 23x15px Nantes
2DF Olivier Mbaizo 15 August 1997 
     (aged 28)
3 0 United States Philadelphia Union
2DF Macky Bagnack 7 June 1995 
     (aged 30)
2 0 Serbia Partizan
2DF Fabrice Ngah 16 October 1997 
     (aged 28)
2 0 23x15px Ceramica Cleopatra
2DF Blondon Meyapya Fongain 10 February 2001 
     (aged 24)
0 0 Cameroon Fauve Azur
3MF André-Frank Zambo Anguissa 16 November 1995 
     (aged 30)
26 3 England Fulham
3MF Arnaud Djoum 2 May 1989 
     (aged 36)
25 0 23x15px Al-Raed
3MF Samuel Gouet 14 December 1997 
     (aged 28)
7 0 Austria Rheindorf Altach
3MF Martin Hongla 16 March 1998 
     (aged 27)
1 0 23x15px Antwerp
3MF Jean Onana 8 January 2000 
     (aged 26)
1 0 23x15px Mouscron
3MF Yvan Neyou 3 January 1997 
     (aged 29)
0 0 23x15px Saint-Étienne
4FW Vincent Aboubakar 22 January 1992 
     (aged 33)
67 22 Turkey Beşiktaş
4FW Karl Toko Ekambi 14 September 1992 
     (aged 33)
33 3 23x15px Lyon
4FW Moumi Ngamaleu 9 July 1994 
     (aged 31)
21 3 23x15px Young Boys
4FW Stéphane Bahoken 28 May 1992 
     (aged 33)
12 3 23x15px Angers
4FW Martin Ako Assomo 21 December 1999 
     (aged 26)
6 0 Cameroon APEJES Academy
4FW Serge Tabekou 15 October 1996 
     (aged 29)
3 1 23x15px Mouscron

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach File:Flag of Portugal.svg Toni Conceição
Assistant coach File:Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Batista
Goalkeeping coach File:Flag of Portugal.svg Vasco Ferraz
Fitness coach File:Flag of Portugal.svg António Correia
Physiotherapist File:Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Pontes

Records

As of 20 November 2020[4]
Players in bold text are still active with Cameroon.

Most Caps
# Player Caps Goals Career
1 Rigobert Song 137 5 1993–2010
2 Samuel Eto'o 118 56 1997–2014
Geremi Njitap 118 13 1996–2010
4 Emmanuel Kundé 102 17 1979–1992
5 Jacques Songo'o 80 0 1983–2002
6 Roger Milla 77 43 1973–1994
7 Nicolas N'Koulou 75 2 2008–
8 François Omam-Biyik 73 26 1985–1998
9 Carlos Kameni 72 0 2001–
10 Vincent Aboubakar 69 23 2010–
Pierre Womé 69 1 1995–2012

Top Goalscorers
# Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Samuel Eto'o (list) 56 118 0.47 1997–2014
2 Roger Milla 43 77 0.56 1973–1994
3 Patrick M'Boma 33 55 0.6 1995–2004
4 François Omam-Biyik 26 73 0.36 1985–1998
5 Vincent Aboubakar 23 69 0.33 2010–
6 Alphonse Marie Tchami 21 57 0.37 1988–1998
7 Pierre Webó 19 59 0.32 2003–2014
8 Emmanuel Kundé 17 102 0.17 1979–1992
9 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 16 55 0.29 2010–
10 André Kana-Biyik 15 59 0.25 1985–1994

Managers

Dates Name
1960–1965 technical committee
1965–1970 23x15px Dominique Colonna
1970 Cameroon Raymond Fobete
1970–1973 West Germany Peter Schnittger
1973–1975 Yugoslavia Vladimir Beara
1976–1979 Yugoslavia Ivan Ridanović
1980–1982 Yugoslavia Branko Žutić
1982 23x15px Jean Vincent
1982–1984 Yugoslavia Radivoje Ognjanović
1985–1988 23x15px Claude Le Roy
1988–1990 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valery Nepomnyashchy
1990–1993 23x15px Philippe Redon
1993–1994 Cameroon Jean Manga-Onguéné
Dates Name
1994 Cameroon Léonard Nseké
1994 23x15px Henri Michel
1994–1996 Cameroon Jules Nyongha
1996–1997 23x15px Henri Depireux
1997–1998 Cameroon Jean Manga-Onguéné
1998 23x15px Claude Le Roy
1998–2001 23x15px Pierre Lechantre
2001 23x15px Robert Corfou
2001 Cameroon Jean-Paul Akono
2001–2004 Germany Winfried Schäfer
2004–2006 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Artur Jorge
2006–2007 Netherlands Arie Haan
2007 Cameroon Jules Nyongha
Dates Name
2007–2009 Germany Otto Pfister
2009 Cameroon Thomas N'Kono
2009–2010 23x15px Paul Le Guen
2010–2011 Spain Javier Clemente
2011–2012 23x15px Denis Lavagne
2012–2013 Cameroon Jean-Paul Akono
2013–2015 Germany Volker Finke
2015–2016 Cameroon Alexandre Belinga
2016–2017 23x15px Hugo Broos
2017–2018 Cameroon Rigobert Song
2018–2019 Netherlands Clarence Seedorf[5]
2019–present File:Flag of Portugal.svg Toni Conceição[6]

Cameroon National Football Team Media

  • Argentina v cameroon 1990.jpg

    Cameroon defeated reigning world champion Argentina in the first game of the 1990 World Cup.

  • Rigobert Song is Cameroon's most capped player with 137 appearances.

  • Samuel Eto'o is Cameroon's top goalscorer with 56 goals.

References

  1. ↑ "9 Samuel ETOO". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "CAN 2021 (Q) : la liste finale du Cameroun avec Neyou et Toko Ekambi, sans Choupo ni Bassogog !". afrik-foot.com. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/country/35/2019/Cameroon.html Cameroon
  4. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Cameroon – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cameroon appoint Seedorf & Kluivert as deal for Eriksson falls through". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cameroon appoint Toni Conceicao as new head coach". kingfut.com. 21 September 2019.


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