Cameroon national under-20 football team

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Cameroon Under-20
Nickname(s)Les Lions Indomptables
(The Indomitable Lions)
AssociationCameroonian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coach
CaptainJean Efala (2011)
Home stadiumStade Omnisports
FIFA codeCMR
First colours
Second colours

The Cameroon national under-20 football team, more commonly known as The Indomitable Lions, represents Cameroon in international youth football competitions. The Stade Omnisports (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo) in Yaounde is used for home games.

Appearances[]

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Celebration after defeating Uruguay national under-20 football team
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
Tunisia 1977 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Japan 1979 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Australia 1981 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3
Mexico 1983 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Soviet Union 1985 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Chile 1987 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 1989 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Portugal 1991 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Australia 1993 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 4 5 -1
Qatar 1995 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1
Malaysia 1997 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Nigeria 1999 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 8 9 -1
Argentina 2001 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
United Arab Emirates 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Netherlands 2005 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Canada 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Egypt 2009 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4
Colombia 2011 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 3 3 0
Turkey 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - -
New Zealand 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - -
South Korea 2017 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Poland 2019 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Indonesia 2021 To be determined - - - - - -
Total 6/23 21 7 4 10 28 36 -8

Honors[]

  • African Youth Championship
    • Winners (1): 1995
    • Runners-up (4): 1981, 1993, 2009, 2011
    • Third Place (1): 1999
  • Jeux de la Francophonie
    • Third Place: 1997
    • Fourth Place: 2001, 2005

Squad[]

The following squad was selected for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Hecube Wislow (2003-12-10)10 December 2003 (aged 17) Cameroon APEJES Academy
2 2DF Meyepya Fongain (2001-02-10)10 February 2001 (aged 19) Cameroon Fauve Azur de Yaounde
3 2DF Saidou Ibrahim (2001-06-04)4 June 2001 (aged 19) Cameroon Fauve Azur de Yaoundé
4 2DF Enzo Tchato (2002-11-23)23 November 2002 (aged 18) France Montpellier HSC
5 2DF Samuel Jr. Kitto (2003-09-03)3 September 2003 (aged 17) Cameroon APEJES Academy
6 3MF Fidel Brice Ambina (2001-11-17)17 November 2001 (aged 19) Cameroon Renaissance FC de Ngoumou
7 4FW Alioum Moubarak (2003-07-25)25 July 2003 (aged 17) Cameroon Sahel FC
8 3MF Stephan Ikpeme Cameroon Djiko FC de Bandjoun
9 4FW Kevin Prince Milla Cameroon Renaissance FC de Ngoumou
10 4FW Etienne Eto'o Pineda (2002-08-18)18 August 2002 (aged 18) Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
11 4FW Bemol Apam Assongwe Cameroon APEJES Academy
12 3MF Yannick Kamdoum Esono
13 3MF Abdoulaye Yahaya Croatia NK Lokomotiva
14 2DF Joseph Atangana Mvondo France Stade de Reims
15 3MF Daouda Amadou Czech Republic MFK Vyškov
16 1GK Mamoudou Ahmada Saliou Cameroon Coton Sport FC de Garoua
17 3MF Nchindo John Cameroon PWD Bamenda
18 3MF Ndifor Kekok Felix Austria FC Admira Wacker Mödling
19 4FW Junior Sunday Sang Cameroon APEJES Academy
20 2DF Nyabeye Dibango Jr. Cameroon Dragon FC de Yaoundé
21 1GK Wilfried Bedfian (2002-07-09)9 July 2002 (aged 18) France LB Châteauroux
22 2DF Bryan Djile Nokoue (2002-05-22)22 May 2002 (aged 18) France AS Saint-Étienne
23 3MF Yanike Tenkou Yougou Cameroon RC Bafoussam
24 4FW Godefroy Christopher Boris Toube Cameroon AS Ngangue Douala
25 2DF Goni Ali Cameroon Coton Sport FC de Garoua
26 3MF Marc Dynam Atangana Cameroon Fauve Azur de Yaoundé
27 4FW Eric Embe Turkey Adanaspor

Past squads[]

The squad that played the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup Head coach: Cameroon

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK (1992-05-04)4 May 1992 (aged 19) Cameroon Sable de Batié
2 2DF (1991-06-03)3 June 1991 (aged 20) France Racing Strasbourg
3 2DF Ambroise Oyongo (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 20) Cameroon Coton Sport
4 2DF Yaya Banana (1991-07-29)29 July 1991 (aged 20) Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
5 2DF (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 18) Cameroon Les Astres
6 2DF Idriss Nguessi (1992-05-02)2 May 1992 (aged 19) Cameroon
7 3MF Edgar Salli (1992-08-17)17 August 1992 (aged 18) France Monaco
8 3MF (1993-03-13)13 March 1993 (aged 18) Cameroon Coton Sport
9 4FW Franck Ohandza (1991-09-28)28 September 1991 (aged 19) Thailand Buriram United
10 3MF Clarence Bitang (1992-09-02)2 September 1992 (aged 18) Thailand Buriram United
11 4FW Yannick Makota (1992-01-20)20 January 1992 (aged 19) France Nancy
12 3MF Franck Nkom (1991-09-18)18 September 1991 (aged 19) Cameroon Panthère FC
13 2DF Serge Tchana (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 17) Spain Torre Levante
14 3MF Yazid Atouba (1993-01-02)2 January 1993 (aged 18) Cameroon Renaissance
15 2DF (1991-11-17)17 November 1991 (aged 19) Cameroon Canon Yaoundé
16 1GK (1992-08-11)11 August 1992 (aged 18) Cameroon Fovu
17 2DF (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 (aged 19) Cameroon Renaissance
18 3MF (1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 17) Spain Mallorca
19 4FW Christ Mbondi (1992-02-02)2 February 1992 (aged 19) Switzerland Sion
20 4FW (1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 19) Spain Huracán Valencia
21 1GK (1992-10-03)3 October 1992 (aged 18) Cameroon Renaissance

References[]

  1. ^ "Cameroon" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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