Cameroon women's national football team

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EquipeCameroun

Cameroon
Nickname(s)Les Lionnes Indomptables (The Indomitable Lionesses)
AssociationFédération Camerounaise
de Football
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNIFFAC
(Central Africa)
Head coachAlain Djeumfa
CaptainChristine Manie
Most capsMadeleine Ngono Mani (87)
Top scorerMadeleine Ngono Mani (40)
Home stadiumStade Ahmadou Ahidjo
FIFA codeCMR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 52 Steady (20 August 2021)[1]
Highest41 (July 2019)
Lowest89 (March 2007)
First international
 Nigeria 2–0 Cameroon 
(Lagos, Nigeria; 15 June 1991)
Biggest win
 Cameroon 8 -1 Mozambique 
(Vancouver, Canada; 13 September 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Nigeria 6–0 Cameroon 
(Kaduna, Nigeria; 27 October 1998)
 France 6–0 Cameroon 
(Paris, France; 10 October 2018)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2015)
Best resultRound of 16 (2015, 2019)
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances12 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (1991, 2004, 2014, 2016)

The Cameroon national women's football team, also known as the Indomitable Lionesses, is the national team of Cameroon and is controlled by the Cameroon Football Association. They finished second in the 1991, 2004, 2014, and 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations, participated in the 2012 Olympic Games and have competed in their first ever FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015.

History[]

Team image[]

Home stadium[]

The Cameroon women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo.

Overall competitive record[]

hideCompetition Stage Result Opponent Position Scorers
1991 African Championship Quarterfinals Walkover Republic of the Congo Congo
Semifinals Walkover Zambia Zambia
Final 0–2 0–4 (0–6 agg.) Nigeria Nigeria
1995 African Championship Quarterfinals Withdrew Angola Angola
1998 African Championship qualification Walkover Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Nigeria 1998 African Championship First stage
0
3–2
1–3
South Africa South Africa
Ghana Ghana
Semifinals 0–6 Nigeria Nigeria
3rd place 3–3 (PSO: 1–3) Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR
2000 African Championship qualification 3–0 w/o Gabon Gabon
South Africa 2000 African Championship First stage
0
0
4–1
0–2
0–3
Morocco Morocco
Ghana Ghana
Nigeria Nigeria
3 / 4 , , ,
0
0
2002 African Championship qualification Second round 0–0 4–0 Gabon Gabon
Nigeria 2002 African Championship First stage
0
0
1–2
0–0
1–0
South Africa South Africa
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Angola Angola
2 / 4
0
Ngono
Semifinals 2–3 Ghana Ghana ,
3rd place 3–0 South Africa South Africa
Nigeria 2003 African Games First stage
0
0
3–0
0–1
1–1
Ethiopia Ethiopia
Nigeria Nigeria
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
2 / 4 Bella,
0
Ngono
Semifinals 1–3 South Africa South Africa
3rd place 1–0 Mali Mali
2004 African Championship qualification Second round 0–0 2–0 Republic of the Congo Congo , Ngo Ndoumbouk
South Africa 2004 African Championship First stage
0
0
2–2
2–2
3–1
Mali Mali
Nigeria Nigeria
Algeria Algeria
2 / 4 ,
Bella,
2,
Semifinals 1–0 (AET) Ghana Ghana Bella
Final 0–5 Nigeria Nigeria
2006 African Championship qualification Second round 4–0 5–0 Kenya Kenya
Nigeria 2006 African Championship First stage
0
0
1–1
1–2
2–0
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR
Ghana Ghana
Mali Mali
2 / 4 Ngono
Bella
, Ngo Ndoumbouk
Semifinals 0–5 Nigeria Nigeria
3rd place 2–2 (PSO: 4–5) South Africa South Africa
2007 African Games qualification Withdrew Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR
2008 African Championship qualification Second round 3–0 2–1 Tanzania Tanzania
Equatorial Guinea 2008 African Championship First stage
0
0
0–1
2–1
1–0
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Mali Mali
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR
2 / 4 0
, Ngo Ndoumbouk
Ngono
Semifinals 0–3 South Africa South Africa
3rd place 1–1 (PSO: 3–4) Nigeria Nigeria OnguenePenalty scored 1 Ngo Ndoumbouk, 2 Manie, 4 Onguene Penalty missed 3 Bella, 5
2010 African Championship qualification Second round 2–0 3–0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR Ngono 2, Bella, Enganamouit, Onguene
South Africa 2010 African Championship First stage
0
0
2–2
2–1
2–1
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Ghana Ghana
Algeria Algeria
2 / 4 Manie, Ngono
Manie, Ngo Ndoumbouk
Onguene, Ejangue
Semifinals 1–5 Nigeria Nigeria Ngock
3rd place 0–2 South Africa South Africa
Mozambique 2011 African Games First stage
0
0
1–0
3–0
Walkover
Mozambique Mozambique
Algeria Algeria
Guinea Guinea
1 / 3 Zouga
Beyene, Iven, Manie
0
Semifinals 2–0 South Africa South Africa Enganamouit, Onguene
Final 1–0 Ghana Ghana Ngono
2012 Summer Olympics qualification Second round 5–0 1–0 Mali Mali Bella, Manie, Nkout, Onguene, Zouga, ?
Third round 0–0 0–2 1 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Fourth round 1–2 2–1 (PSO: 4–3) Nigeria Nigeria Manie, Zouga + 1 o.g.
United Kingdom 2012 Summer Olympics First stage
0
0
0–5
0–3
1–3
Brazil Brazil
United Kingdom Great Britain
New Zealand New Zealand
4 / 4 0
0
Onguene
2012 African Championship qualification Second round 1–1 1–1 (PSO: 10–9) Ghana Ghana Iven, Manie
Equatorial Guinea 2012 African Championship First stage
0
0
1–2
4–1
0–0
Nigeria Nigeria
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
Ethiopia Ethiopia
2 / 4 Manie
Iven 2, Onguene, Zouga
0
Semifinals 0–2 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
3rd place 1–0 Nigeria Nigeria Enganamouit
2014 African Women's Championship qualification Second round 1–1 2–1 Senegal Senegal Nchout, Zouga
Canada 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup First stage
0
0
6–0
1–2
2–1
Ecuador Ecuador
Japan Japan
Switzerland Switzerland
2 / 4 Ngono, Enganamouit 3, Manie, Onguene
Nchout
Onguene, Ngono
Round of 16 0–1 China China PR 0 0
France 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup First stage 0–1
1–3
2–1
Canada Canada
Netherlands Netherlands
New Zealand New Zealand
3 / 4 0
Onguene
Nchout 2
Round of 16 0–3 England England

1 Equatorial Guinea was disqualified from the competition for fielding an ineligible player, so Cameroon advanced to the final qualifying round instead.

Results and fixtures[]

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

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021[]

10 April CAF–CONMEBOL play-off 1st leg Cameroon  1–2  Chile Antalya, Turkey
18:00 UTC+3
  • Nchout Goal 76'
Report
Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
16 September Aisha Buhari Cup Cameroon  0–1  Morocco Nigeria
Tagnaout Goal 78'
18 October 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg Central African Republic  v  Cameroon TBD
[Report (FIFA)]
[Report (CAF)]
[Report (SW)]
Stadium: TBD
26 October 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Cameroon  v  Central African Republic TBD
[Report (FIFA)]
[Report (CAF)]
[Report (SW)]
Stadium: TBD

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Cameroon Alain Djeumfa

Manager history[]

Players[]

Current squad[]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Michaely Bihina (2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 (age 17) Cameroon Éclair de Sa’a
16 1GK Ange Bawou (2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 21) Cameroon Louves Minproff

2 2DF Alvine Njolle (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 27) Cameroon Caïman
5 2DF Augustine Edjangue (1989-01-19) 19 January 1989 (age 32) Italy Pomigliano
6 2DF Estelle Johnson (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 (age 33) United States Sky Blue FC
11 2DF Aurelle Awona (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 (age 28) France Reims
12 2DF Easther Mayi Kith (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 (age 24) France Reims
15 2DF Colette Ndzana (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 21) Belarus Dinamo Minsk
19 2DF Eliane Manbolamo (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 30) Spain Juan Grande

8 3MF Raissa Feudjio (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 (age 25) Spain Granadilla
10 3MF Grâce Ngock Yango (1993-06-12) 12 June 1993 (age 28) France Fleury
13 3MF Charlène Meyong Menene (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 22) Cameroon Louves Minproff
14 3MF (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 21) Cameroon Louves Minproff
17 3MF Brigitte Omboudou (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 29) Cameroon Amazone FAP
20 3MF Cameroon Caïman

3 4FW Ajara Nchout Njoya (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 28) Spain Atlético Madrid
4 4FW Catherine Mbengono (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 25) Kazakhstan Okzhetpes
7 4FW Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné (C) (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 32) Russia CSKA Moscow
9 4FW Cameroon Amazone FAP
18 4FW Michèle Akaba (1992-06-07) 7 June 1992 (age 29) Spain Santa Teresa

Recent call-ups[]

  • The following players were named to a Cameroon squad in the last 12 months.

This list may be incomplete.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Cameroon FC Ebolowa v.  Chile, 10 April 2021 PRE

DF Cameroon AWA FF v.  Chile, 10 April 2021 PRE

MF Genevieve Ngo Mbeleck (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 28) Israel Kiryat Gat v.  Chile, 10 April 2021

FW Augustine Ngo Mback (1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 24) Cameroon Louves Minproff v.  Chile, 10 April 2021
FW (1998-10-19) 19 October 1998 (age 22) Japan Tokyo International University v.  Chile, 10 April 2021

Captains[]

Honours[]

Regional[]

Med 2.png Runners-up: 2018

Competitive record[]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

Cameroun Women's World Cup 2019
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FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did not qualify
Sweden 1995 Withdrew in qualification
United States 1999 Did not qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015 Round of 16 11th 4 2 0 2 9 4
France 2019 Round of 16 15th 4 1 0 3 3 8
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 To be determined
Total 2/9 - 8 3 0 5 12 12
hideFIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
Canada 2015 Group stage 8 June  Ecuador W 6–0 BC Place, Vancouver
12 June  Japan L 1–2
16 June   Switzerland W 2–1 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Round of 16 20 June  China PR L 0–1 Olympic Stadium, Montreal
France 2019 Group stage 10 June  Canada L 0–1 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
15 June  Netherlands L 1–3 Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes
20 June  New Zealand W 2–1 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Round of 16 23 June  England L 0–3 Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games[]

For 2012 Cameroon qualified for the first time to the Olympics.[2]

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
United States 1996 Withdrew in Qualification
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 11
Brazil 2016 Did not qualify
Japan 2020
Total 1/7 3 0 0 3 1 11

Africa Women Cup of Nations[]

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
1991 Runners-up 2 0 0 2 0 6
1995 Withdrew In Quarter-finals
Nigeria 1998 Fourth place 4 2 0 2 7 13
South Africa 2000 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 6
Nigeria 2002 Third place 5 2 2 1 7 5
South Africa 2004 Runners-up 5 1 3 1 8 10
Nigeria 2006 Fourth place 5 1 2 2 6 10
Equatorial Guinea 2008 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 4 6
South Africa 2010 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 7 11
Equatorial Guinea 2012 Third place 5 2 1 2 6 5
Namibia 2014 Runners-up 5 3 0 2 5 4
Cameroon 2016 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 6 1
Ghana 2018 Third place 5 3 2 0 10 4
2020
Total 12/13 54 23 12 19 70 81

African Games[]

African Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Nigeria 2003 - 5 2 1 2 7 5
Algeria 2007 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mozambique 2011 - 4 4 0 0 7 0
Republic of the Congo 2015 - 4 1 2 1 4 4
Morocco 2019 See
To be determined
Total 4/4 13 7 3 3 18 9

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Cameroon qualifies to Olympics" (in French). fecafootonline.com. 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

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