 | ||||
| Nickname(s) | Les Lions Indomptables (The Indomitable Lions) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Fédération Camerounaise de Football (FECAFOOT) | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | |||
| Head coach | Marc Brys | |||
| Captain | Vincent Aboubakar | |||
| Most caps | Rigobert Song (137) | |||
| Top scorer | Samuel Eto'o (56)[1] | |||
| Home stadium | Olembe Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | CMR | |||
| ||||
| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 49  4 (24 October 2024)[2] | |||
| Highest | 11 (November 2006 – January 2007, November – December 2009) | |||
| Lowest | 79 (February – March 2013) | |||
| First international | ||||
 Belgian Congo 3–2 French Cameroon  (Belgian Congo; September 1956) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
 Cameroon 9–0 Chad  (Kinshasa, DR Congo; 7 April 1965) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
 South Korea 5–0 Cameroon  (Seoul, South Korea; 4 October 1984)  Norway 6–1 Cameroon (Oslo, Norway; 31 October 1990)  Russia 6–1 Cameroon (Palo Alto, United States; 28 June 1994)  Costa Rica 5–0 Cameroon (San José, Costa Rica; 9 March 1997) | ||||
| World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1982) | |||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1990) | |||
| Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
| Appearances | 21 (first in 1970) | |||
| Best result | Champions (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017) | |||
| African Nations Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2011) | |||
| Best result | Fourth place (2020) | |||
| Confederations Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2001) | |||
| Best result | Runners-up (2003) | |||
The Cameroon national football team (French: Équipe du Cameroun de football), also known as the Indomitable Lions (French: les lions indomptables),[a] represents Cameroon in men's international football. It is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football, a member of FIFA and its African confederation CAF.
The team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup eight times, more than any other African team, and four times in a row between 1990 and 2002. However, the team has only made it out of the group stage once. They were the first African team to reach the quarter-final of the World Cup[5] in 1990, losing to England in extra time. They have also won five Africa Cup of Nations.
Cameroon is the first and, as of 2022, only African country to defeat Brazil in tournament play, beating them in the 2003 Confederations Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup by identical 1-0 scores.[6][7]
- ^ "9 Samuel ETOO". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Campton, Nick (5 September 2022). "The last hunt of Carol Manga, rugby league's indomitable lion of Cameroon". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Cameroon In 1990, Ghana In 2010…Morocco Make It Fourth Time Lucky For Africa At W/Cup". Channels Tv.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Mbale, Philemon (3 December 2022). "Qatar 2022 - Cameroon : First African team to beat Brazil in WC history". Sports News Africa. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).