Cameroon national Flag
The Cameroon national football team, is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side. The nickname of Cameroon is Lions Indomptables (Indomitable Lions). Cameroon have qualified for the FIFA World Cup five times - in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998 and 2002 . In 1990 they were the first African team to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup. They have also won 4 African Nations Cups.
Cameroon were drawn into group 3 with Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, and Benin In the 2006 World Cup qualifying round.
Former African champions Cameroon will bid to host the 2016 African Nations Cup tournament according to their Sports Minister Augustin Edjoa.
In 1972, the central African country has hosted the tournament just once,when it was eliminated 1-0 in the semi-finals by Congo Republic, who went on to win the title.
Cameroon is one of three countries to have won the African Nations Cup four times and the only African country to have been five times to the World Cup finals, where it reached the quarter-finals in 1990.
Cameroon were drawn into group 3 with Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, and Benin In the 2006 World Cup qualifying round.
Former African champions Cameroon will bid to host the 2016 African Nations Cup tournament according to their Sports Minister Augustin Edjoa.
In 1972, the central African country has hosted the tournament just once,when it was eliminated 1-0 in the semi-finals by Congo Republic, who went on to win the title.
Cameroon is one of three countries to have won the African Nations Cup four times and the only African country to have been five times to the World Cup finals, where it reached the quarter-finals in 1990.
Team configuration
Nickname | Les Lions Indomables (The Indomitable Lions) |
Association | Fédération Camerounaise de Football |
Confederation | CAF ( |
Head coach | Paul Le Guen |
Asst coach | Yves Colleu |
Captain | Samuel Eto'o |
Most caps | Rigobert Song (131) |
Top scorer | Samuel Eto'o (42) |
Home stadium | Stade Omnisports |
FIFA code | CMR |
FIFA ranking | 20 |
Highest FIFA ranking | 11 (November 2006) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 62 (April 1997) |
players
all players of Cameroon
1 GK Idriss Carlos Kameni 16 GK Souleymanou Hamidou 22 GK Guy N'dy Assembé |
3 DF Nicolas N'Koulou 2 DF Gilles Binya 4 DF Rigobert Song 8 DF Geremi Njitap 12 DF Henri Bedimo 21 DF Joel Matip 23 DF André Bikey |
5 MF Aurélien Chedjou 6 MF Alexandre Song 7 MF Landry N'Guémo 10 MF Achille Emana 11 MF Jean Makoun 13 MF Somen Tchoyi 18 MF Eyong Enoh 19 MF Stephane Mbia 20 MF Georges Mandjeck |
9 FW Samuel Eto'o 14 FW Paul Alo'o Efoulou 15 FW Pierre Webó 17 FW Mohammadou Idrissou |
