Cameroon women's national football team

Cameroon
Association Fédération Camerounaise
de Football
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation UNIFFAC
(Central Africa)
Head coach Ngachu Enow
Captain Christine Manie
Most caps Francoise Bella (56)
Top scorer Madeleine Ngono Mani (26)
Home stadium Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
FIFA code CMR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 48 Steady (23 March 2018)
Highest 43 (July 2015)
Lowest 89 (March 2007)
First international
 Nigeria 2–0 Cameroon 
(Lagos, Nigeria; June 15, 1991)
Biggest win
 Cameroon 6–0 Ecuador 
(Vancouver, Canada; June 8, 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Nigeria 6–0 Cameroon 
(Kaduna, Nigeria; October 27, 1998)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2015)
Best result Round of 16 (2015)
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances 12 (first in 1991)
Best result Runners-up (1991, 2004, 2014, 2016)

The Cameroon national women's football team, 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.

Tournament record

World Cup

Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991Did Not Qualify
Sweden 1995Withdrew in Qualification
United States 1999Did Not Qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015Round of 1611th420294
France 2019To Be Determined
Total1/7-420294
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympics

For 2012 Cameroon qualified for the first time to the Olympics.[1]

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
United States 1996 Withdrew in Qualification
Australia 2000Did Not Qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 Group Stage3003111
Brazil 2016 Did Not Qualify
Japan 2020To Be Determined
Total1/63003111

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1991Runners-Up200206
1995Withdrew In Quarterfinals
Nigeria 1998Fourth Place4202713
South Africa 2000Group Stage310246
Nigeria 2002Third Place522175
South Africa 2004Runners-Up5131810
Nigeria 2006Fourth Place5122610
Equatorial Guinea 2008Fourth Place521246
South Africa 2010Fourth Place5212711
Equatorial Guinea 2012Third Place521265
Namibia 2014Runners-Up530254
Cameroon 2016 Runners-Up540161
Ghana 2018 Qualified
Total13/13492010196077

All African Games

Football at the African Games
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Nigeria 2003-521275
Algeria 2007-000000
Mozambique 2011-440070
Republic of the Congo 2015-412144
Total4/413733189

Current squad

Squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]

Head coach: Enow Ngachu

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Annette Ngo Ndom (1985-06-02) 2 June 1985 44 0 Slovakia Union Nové Zámky
2 2DF Christine Manie (c) (1984-05-04) 4 May 1984 63 10 Romania CFF Olimpia Cluj
3 4FW Ajara Nchout (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 43 3 Sweden Sundsvalls DFF
4 2DF Yvonne Leuko (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 26 0 France Arras FCF
5 2DF Augustine Ejangue (1989-01-19) 19 January 1989 58 0 Spain Santa Teresa
6 4FW Francine Zouga (1987-11-09) 9 November 1987 56 5 Switzerland FF Chênois
7 4FW Gabrielle Onguene (1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 53 15 Russia Alpha Kaliningrad
8 3MF Raissa Feudjio (1995-10-29) 29 October 1995 44 1 Finland Merilappi United
9 4FW Madeleine Ngono (1983-10-16) 16 October 1983 76 40 France En Avant de Guingamp
10 4FW Jeannette Yango (1993-06-12) 12 June 1993 35 1 France FF Auvergne
11 2DF Aurelle Awona (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 4 0 France ASJ Soyaux
12 2DF Claudine Meffometou (1990-07-01) 1 July 1990 25 1 Russia Zvezda 2005 Perm
13 2DF Cathy Bou Ndjouh (1987-11-07) 7 November 1987 54 0 Belarus FC Minsk
14 3MF Ninon Abena (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 3 0 Cameroon Louves Minproff
15 2DF Ysis Sonkeng (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 42 0 Cameroon Louves Minproff
16 1GK Thècle Mbororo (1989-09-24) 24 September 1989 5 0 Cameroon Panthère de Garoua
17 4FW Gaëlle Enganamouit (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 43 5 Sweden FC Rosengård
18 3MF Henriette Akaba (1992-06-07) 7 June 1992 34 0 Turkey Trabzon İdmanocağı
19 3MF Agathe Ngani (1992-05-26) 26 May 1992 4 0 Cameroon Louves Minproff
20 3MF Genevieve Ngo (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 8 0 Unattached
21 4FW Rose Bella (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 7 0 Cameroon AS Police
22 2DF Rita Wanki Awachwi (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 5 0 Cameroon Locomotive Yaoundé
23 1GK Flore Enyegue (1991-07-09) 9 July 1991 9 0 Cameroon AS Police

Overall competition record

CompetitionStageResultOpponentPositionScorers
1991 African ChampionshipQuarterfinalsWalkoverRepublic of the Congo Congo
SemifinalsWalkoverZambia Zambia
Final0–2 0–4Nigeria Nigeria
1995 African ChampionshipQuarterfinalsWithdrewAngola Angola
1998 African Championship qualificationWalkoverSierra Leone Sierra Leone
Nigeria 1998 African Championship
First stage
3–2
1–3
South Africa South Africa
Ghana Ghana
Semifinals0–6Nigeria Nigeria
3rd place3–3 (PSO: 1–3)Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR
2000 African Championship qualification3–0 w/oGabon Gabon
South Africa 2000 African Championship

First stage

4–1
0–2
0–3
Morocco Morocco
Ghana Ghana
Nigeria Nigeria
3 / 4Abbe, Anong, Anounga, Njolle

2002 African Championship qualificationSecond round0–0 4–0Gabon Gabon
Nigeria 2002 African Championship

First stage

1–2
0–0
1–0
South Africa South Africa
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Angola Angola
2 / 4Anounga

Ngono
Semifinals2–3Ghana GhanaPokam, Belemgoto
3rd place3–0South Africa South Africa
Nigeria 2003 African Games

First stage

3–0
0–1
1–1
Ethiopia Ethiopia
Nigeria Nigeria
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
2 / 4Bella, Mekongo

Ngono
Semifinals1–3South Africa South Africa
3rd place1–0Mali Mali
2004 African Championship qualificationSecond round0–0 2–0Republic of the Congo CongoMbida, Ngo
South Africa 2004 African Championship

First stage

2–2
2–2
3–1
Mali Mali
Nigeria Nigeria
Algeria Algeria
2 / 4Mbida, Mete
Bella, Mekongo
Mbida 2, Mekongo
Semifinals1–0 (AET)Ghana GhanaBella
Final0–5Nigeria Nigeria
2006 African Championship qualificationSecond round4–0 5–0Kenya Kenya
Nigeria 2006 African Championship

First stage

1–1
1–2
2–0
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR
Ghana Ghana
Mali Mali
2 / 4Ngono
Bella
Bekombo, Ngo
Semifinals0–5Nigeria Nigeria
3rd place2–2 (PSO: 4–5)South Africa South Africa
2007 African Games qualificationWithdrewDemocratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR
2008 African Championship qualificationSecond round3–0 2–1Tanzania Tanzania
Equatorial Guinea 2008 African Championship

First stage

0–1
2–1
1–0
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Mali Mali
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR
2 / 4
Bekombo, Ngo
Ngono
Semifinals0–3South Africa South Africa
3rd place1–1 (PSO: 3–4)Nigeria NigeriaOnguene 1 Ngo, 2 Manie, 4 Onguene 3 Bella, 5 Mbida
2010 African Championship qualificationSecond round2–0 3–0Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DRNgono 2, Bella, Enganamouit, Onguene
South Africa 2010 African Championship

First stage

2–2
2–1
2–1
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Ghana Ghana
Algeria Algeria
2 / 4Manie, Ngono
Manie, Ngo
Onguene, Ejangue
Semifinals1–5Nigeria NigeriaNgock
3rd place0–2South Africa South Africa
Mozambique 2011 African Games

First stage

1–0
3–0
Walkover
Mozambique Mozambique
Algeria Algeria
Guinea Guinea
1 / 3Zouga
Beyene, Iven, Manie
Semifinals2–0South Africa South AfricaEnganamouit, Onguene
Final1–0Ghana GhanaNgono
2012 Summer Olympics qualificationSecond round5–0 1–0Mali MaliBella, Manie, Nkout, Onguene, Zouga, ?
Third round0–0 0–2 1Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Fourth round1–2 2–1 (PSO: 4–3)Nigeria NigeriaManie, Zouga + 1 o.g.
United Kingdom 2012 Summer Olympics

First stage

0–5
0–3
1–3
Brazil Brazil
United Kingdom Great Britain
New Zealand New Zealand
4 / 4

Onguene
2012 African Championship qualificationSecond round1–1 1–1 (PSO: 10–9)Ghana GhanaIven, Manie
Equatorial Guinea 2012 African Championship

First stage

1–2
4–1
0–0
Nigeria Nigeria
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire
Ethiopia Ethiopia
2 / 4Manie
Iven 2, Onguene, Zouga
Semifinals0–2Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
3rd place1–0Nigeria NigeriaEnganamouit
2014 African Women's Championship qualificationSecond round1–1 2–1Senegal SenegalSylla, Zouga

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

References

  1. "Cameroon qualifies to Olympics" (in French). fecafootonline.com. 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  2. 2015 World cup roster
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