Cameroon

Cameroon national football team.

Cameroon played its first game in a match against Belgian Congo in 1956, losing 3-1. The Cameroons first qualified for an Africa Cup of Nations in 1970, only to be knocked out of the tournament in their first game. A year later as hosts the Indomitable Lions finished third after being eliminated by neighbors and eventual winners Congo at their 1972 Africa Cup of Nations. They were not able to qualify for the tournament for another 10 years.

Cameroon got it's first FIFA World Cup in 1982. With the rise of teams from 16 to 24, Cameroon was selected along with Algeria as a representative of Africa at the World Cup in Spain. Cameroon was a part of the group 1 with the eventual the winners Italy, Poland, and Peru. The first game of the group, Cameroon faced Peru and ended up drawing 1-1. They followed that with a draw that was goalless with Poland and then a surprising 1-1 draw against Italy. Despite their unbeaten record, they were unable to make it into the second round, having scored less goal than Italy.

A year later, Cameroon qualified for the 1984 Africa Cup of Nations, that was held on the Ivory Coast. They came second in their group in the first round and then beat Algeria with penalties to reach the semi-final. In the final Cameroon defeated Nigeria 3-1, thanks to goals by Rene N'Djeya, Theophile Abega and Ernest Ebongue to become champions of Africa for the first time.

Cameroon was selected to play in the 1990 World Cup by surpassing Nigeria and defeating Tunisia during the last round of the playoff. The final game of the tournament was played in which Cameroon were grouped in Group B alongside Argentina, Romania and the Soviet Union. Cameroon defeated the defending champions Argentina in the first game 1-1 thanks to a goal through Francois Omam-Biyik. Cameroon was later beaten by Romania by 2-1, but lost against the Soviet Union 0-4, becoming the first team to lead the World Cup Finals group with the lowest goal differential. The second game Cameroon defeated Colombia by a score of 2-1, with 39-year old Roger Milla scoring two goals in extra time.

In the quarterfinals, Cameroon played England. After just 25 minutes the English's David Platt scored for England during the second half, Cameroon came back with the penalty of 61st minute from Emmanuel Kunde and took the lead thanks to Eugene Ekeke on 65 minutes. England did however equalize in the 83rd minute through a penalty by Gary Lineker, while Lineker also scored with the 105th minute penalty, making the final score 3-2 for England. The team was managed by Russian manager and former player Valeri Nepomniachi.

In 1994, the World Cup in the United States saw the change in the representation of three African teams that qualified. Cameroon was able to qualify alongside Nigeria as well as Morocco. In the final match, Cameroon were drawn into Group B along with Sweden, Brazil and Russia. After a 2-2 draw with Sweden, Cameroon were determined to have a chance to stand out. But a 3-0 defeat against Brazil and a crushing 6-1 defeat to Russia ended their chances. In their final match against Russia at the age of 42, Roger Milla became the oldest player to score and play in the World Cup finals match. The team was led by French-born Henri Michel.

1998's World Cup in France saw an increase from between 24 and 32 teams. Cameroon was one of four African nations. Following their qualification, Cameroon were drawn into Group B alongside Italy, Chile and Austria. Even though they shared a draw together with Chile and Austria however, a 3-0 loss to Italy was enough to see Cameroon finish last in the group, and were eliminated. This was a tragic loss due to the fact that Cameroon was leading Austria by 1-0 up to the 90th minute, and then had two goals that were ruled out during a 1-1 draw with Chile. Cameroon was able to send three players out during the tournament, which was more than the other squad even though they only played three games out of seven. The team also recorded the top number of cards score per game among all clubs, accumulating on average four bookings for every game they played. It was the same tournament that an individual Samuel Eto'o was exposed to Cameroonians. It was his first time as the youngest participant in the tournament, along with Michael Owen of England. The team was led by a French-born Claude Le Roy.

Cameroon was selected for participation in the 2002 World Cup in Korea-Japan and won the first spot in their group, which also comprised Angola, Zambia and Togo. Cameroon were grouped into the group E together with Germany and in addition to the Republic of Ireland and Saudi Arabia. Cameroon began with a draw of 1-1 against Ireland after surrendering the lead, and then defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0. In their final match, Cameroon were defeated 2-0 by Germany and then were eliminated by the Irish who had never lost a single game.

At the end of 72nd minutes of the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final between Cameroon and Colombia the midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe collapsed; he died a few hours afterward. In the final, which was played against France, Cameroon wore shirts that were embroidered with Foe's name as well as dates of his birth and death.

The 2006 World Cup qualifying round, Cameroon were part of the group 3 together with Ivory Coast, Egypt, Libya, Sudan and Benin. Cameroon was the leader of the group for much of the game, until the final game in which Pierre Wome failed to convert an extra-time penalty. On the 8th of October, the 8th of October, Cameroon was able to draw with Egypt 1-1 and they defeated the Ivory Coast defeated Sudan 3-1 and kept Cameroon from advancing to World Cup. World Cup.

For Cameroon's World Cup qualifying campaign, Cameroon was part of a group that included Gabon, Togo and Morocco. The team had a uneasy start to their tournament, which ended in the loss to Togo and a loss to Gabon, their coach Cameroon, Otto Pfister, was dismissed. Frenchman Paul Le Guen was named as the new coach following the defeat against Morocco. Le Guen's appointment triggered an increase in the mood of Cameroon when they scored a victory over Gabon in Libreville and then a victory against the Panthers the next day in Yaounde. A month later they beat Togo with a 3-0 win in Yaounde in three games. On the 14th of November, 2009 Cameroon beat their opponents, the Atlas Lions of Morocco 2 to 0 in Fez in the final game of the campaign. Gabon lost to Togo with a score of 1-0 in Lome. Both of these results led Cameroon to be selected to play in the 2011 World Cup finals, held in South Africa.

The Indomitable Lions were the first team to be eliminated mathematically in 2010. World Cup, going out in their second game of group play in Denmark following a 1-2 loss. followed by a 0-1 loss against Japan.

Cameroon utilized sleeveless Puma shirts during the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali. FIFA however, refused to allow Cameroon to wear the same kit that was used during the 2002 World Cup, and black sleeves were added to the shirt. Six years later, the 2005 African Cup of Nations witnessed Cameroon once more be in the middle of controversy over their kit. Puma created a single uniform to be worn by the Cameroon team that FIFA has declared to be illegal and stated that the kits should include separate shorts and shirts. FIFA also imposed fines on Cameroon and took the team of six points in their qualifier tournament. Puma was arguing that wearing two-piece kits are not required in the FIFA rules for the sport. Puma was able to win the case in court and Cameroon were ordered to wear two-piece outfits and FIFA has since returned the six points of qualifying to Cameroon.

Cameroon began the 2002 African Cup of Nations competition by winning 1-0 against DR Congo. This was followed by a victory of 1-0 against Ivory Coast, and a comfortably 3-0 win over Togo. The results of these matches allowed Cameroon to progress in the group stage for the quarterfinals as the winner of their group. The Knockout section, Cameroon met Egypt in a tight match which they took 1-0 thanks to M'Boma's goal at the sixty-second minute of the match. In the semi-finals, Cameroon played host Mali and prevailed 3-1 to make it for the final.

On the 13th February 2002 and following a tight match, Cameroon won its fourth African Cup of Nations (repeating as champions) in a 3-2 win over Senegal by 3-2 after a shootout, following an indifferent draw in order to qualify for 2003's Confederations Cup in France.

Cameroon began their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations competition by drawing 1-1 to Burkina Faso. This was followed by an 2-1 victory over Guinea-Bissau and a shaky draw that was goalless against hosts Gabon. These performances were enough for Cameroon to advance from the group stage into the quarter-finals. There, they faced Senegal in a tight match which Cameroon beat by 5-4 after a shootout following it was 0-0 after an extra period. In the semi-finals, Cameroon faced Ghana and prevailed by 2-0 to advance for the final.

5 February 2017 and in a tense game, Cameroon won the African Cup of Nations for the fifth time after beating seven-time champions Egypt with a 2-1 victory in the final.due to Vincent Aboubakar's late strike in the final minute the game. As champions Cameroon was selected for their 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.

The Cameroon national football team's customary color is green jerseys, red shorts and yellow socks, the colors of the national flag.

Cameroon national football team has a long-term agreements with Puma. From the beginning of 2019, the brand name has changed to Le Coq Sportif.

Below is a list of the results of the matches played over the past 12 months, and any future games that are scheduled.

Detail of the players as below mentioned.

Following players were selected to play in 2023's Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Burundi on June 8, 2022.

Goals and caps correct at the time of 9 June 2022, following the game against Burundi.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birht (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Simon Omossola	5 May 1998 (age 24)	2	0	Vita Club
16	GK	Devis Epassy	2 February 1993 (age 29)	5	0	Abha
23	GK	André Onana	2 April 1996 (age 26)	30	0	Inter Milan
4	DF	Christopher Wooh	18 September 2001 (age 20)	1	0	Lens
5	DF	Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui	23 November 1990 (age 31)	53	4	Gent
6	DF	Ambroise Oyongo	22 June 1991 (age 31)	51	2	Montpellier
11	DF	Nouhou Tolo	23 June 1997 (age 25)	15	0	Seattle Sounders
17	DF	Olivier Mbaizo	15 August 1997 (age 24)	11	0	Philadelphia Union
19	DF	Collins Fai	23 November 1992 (age 29)	49	0	Al-Tai
21	DF	Jean-Charles Castelletto	26 January 1995 (age 27)	11	0	Nantes
	DF	Duplexe Tchamba	10 July 1998 (age 24)	2	0	SønderjyskE
2	MF	Gaël Ondoua	4 November 1995 (age 26)	3	0	Hannover 96
7	MF	Olivier Ntcham	9 February 1996 (age 26)	0	0	Swansea City
8	MF	André-Frank Zambo Anguissa	16 November 1995 (age 26)	42	5	Napoli
14	MF	Samuel Gouet	14 December 1997 (age 24)	21	0	Mechelen
15	MF	Pierre Kunde	26 July 1995 (age 27)	29	1	Olympiacos
18	MF	Martin Hongla	16 March 1998 (age 24)	8	0	Hellas Verona
	MF	Jeando Fuchs	11 October 1997 (age 24)	2	0	Peterborough United
3	FW	Moumi Ngamaleu	9 July 1994 (age 28)	40	4	Young Boys
9	FW	Léandre Tawamba	20 December 1989 (age 32)	7	0	Al-Taawoun
10	FW	Vincent Aboubakar (captain)	22 January 1992 (age 30)	87	33	Al-Nassr
12	FW	Karl Toko Ekambi	14 September 1992 (age 29)	50	11	Lyon
13	FW	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	23 March 1989 (age 33)	68	18	Bayern Munich
20	FW	Ignatius Ganago	16 February 1999 (age 23)	11	0	Lens
22	FW	Kévin Soni	17 April 1998 (age 24)	1	0	Asteras Tripolis
25	FW	Georges-Kévin Nkoudou	13 February 1995 (age 27)	0	0	BeÅŸiktaÅŸ

The following players have been selected to the team over the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jean Efala	11 August 1992 (age 29)	1	0	Akwa United	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
GK	Narcisse Nlend	10 September 1991 (age 30)	0	0	Coton Sport	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Harold Moukoudi	27 November 1997 (age 24)	11	0	Saint-Étienne	Algeria, 29 March 2022
DF	Jérôme Onguéné	22 December 1997 (age 24)	10	0	Eintracht Frankfurt	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Joyskim Dawa	9 April 1996 (age 26)	7	0	FCSB	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Jean-Claude Billong	28 December 1993 (age 28)	3	0	Hatayspor	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Sacha Boey	13 September 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Galatasaray	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Enzo Ebosse	11 March 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Angers	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Samuel Kotto	8 September 2003 (age 18)	0	0	APEJES Academy	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Arnaud Djoum	2 May 1989 (age 33)	28	0	Apollon Limassol	Algeria, 29 March 2022
MF	Jean Onana	8 January 2000 (age 22)	9	0	Bordeaux	Algeria, 29 March 2022
MF	James Léa Siliki	12 June 1996 (age 26)	11	0	Middlesbrough	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Yvan Neyou	3 January 1997 (age 25)	5	0	Saint-Étienne	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Patient Wassou	22 April 2004 (age 18)	0	0	Coton Sport	Algeria, 29 March 2022
FW	Clinton N'Jie	15 August 1993 (age 28)	42	10	Dynamo Moscow	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Stéphane Bahoken	28 May 1992 (age 30)	22	4	Angers	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Christian Bassogog	18 October 1995 (age 26)	42	7	Shanghai Shenhua	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Paul-Georges Ntep	29 July 1992 (age 30)	4	1	Boavista	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	John Mary	9 March 1993 (age 29)	1	0	Al-Shabab	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Jeremy Ebobisse	14 February 1997 (age 25)	0	0	San Jose Earthquakes	2021 Africa Cup of Nations

As of 9 June 2022

Players who are bolded are actively involved in Cameroon.

As per detail below.

The football competition in the African Games has been an under-23 competition since.

African Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
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

Africa Cup of Nations

• Winners : 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017
• Runners-up : 1986, 2008
• Third place : 1972, 2021

FIFA Confederations Cup

• Runners-up : 2003