2022 World Cup Team Profile: Cameroon

Cameroon National Team (Twitter @LIndomptables)

JAKARTA - The Cameroon national team is one of the African continent's most successful teams and has won the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) several times. With a very talented squad, they have won almost every continental competition and also put on a shocking display at the World Cup.

Let's take a peek at the facts about the current Cameroonian national team, their coaches, world rankings, their progress at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), and their trophy collection.

Profile overview

Full name: Cameroon National Football Team Nickname: Les Lions Indomitables( The Indomitable Lions) Managed by: Federation Camerounaise de Football Founded: 1956 Colors: Green, Red and Yellow Federation: CAF Head coach: Rigobert Song Captain: Vincent Aboubakar Caps: Rigobert Song (137) Top scorer: Samuel Eto'o (29) FIFA Ranking: 38 (as of June 2022) Stadium : Paul Biya Stadium

Les joueurs qui ont marqué 5 buts en phase de groupes #TotalEnergiesAFCON du 21ème siècle:• Samuel Eto'o — 2006.• Samuel Eto'o — 2008• Vincent Aboubakar — 2021.Les rois aux buts. #CAN2021 | #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | @SamuelEtoo | @FecafootOfficie pic.twitter.com/oqsGcXCbvX

— CAF - FR (@caf_online_FR) January 19, 2022

A brief History

Cameroon's national team is one of Africa's most successful teams and has a record seven appearances at the World Cup. They were the first African team to reach the group stages and reached the quarter-finals in 1990 before being knocked out by England in extra time. Cameroon's talented squad over the years has brought prestige to their country, having won a record five AFCON trophies.

2022 World Cup provisional squad

Cameroon national team has a squad of 28 people with an average age of 26 years. The team consists of four goalkeepers, four centre-backs, three left-backs, two right-backs, five defensive midfielders, two central midfielders, two left-wingers, two right-wingers and four centre-forwards. Cameroon national team players play in different leagues around the world.

Goalkeeper

Andre Onana Devis Epassy Simon Omossola Jean Efala

defender

Harold Moukoudi Jerome Onguene Michael Ngadeu Jean-Charles Castelletto Nouhou Tolo Ambroise Oyongo Enzo Ebosse Olivier Mbaizo Collins Fai

Midfielder

Andre Zambo Anguissa Yvan Neyou Martin Hongla Jean Onana Samuel Oum Gouet

Midfielder

James Lea Siliki Pierre Kunde Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu Karl Toko Ekambi Christian Bassogog Clinton N'Jie

Striker

Vincent Aboubakar Ignatius Ganago Stephane Bahoken Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

| Time for celebration🎂#IndomitableLions midfielder, @lsjames95 turned 2️⃣6️⃣ today. Happy birthday #Lion ❤️💛🎂🍾 pic.twitter.com/zwQlAavBOS

— Les Lions Indomptables Officiel (@LIndomptables) June 12, 2022

Team captain

Cameroon's national team captain is Vincent Aboubakar. He was born on 22 January 1992 in Yaounde, Cameroon and currently plays as a striker for Al-Nassr football club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Trainer

Cameroon's coach is Rigobert Song who accepted the post at the end of February, confident his players will be awakened by the opportunity to play against the South American side.

"It's great to play against a player with a reputation. It's always been a motivation," the 45-year-old told FIFA after the draw for the World Cup finals in early April.

Cameroon have their own top-flight players with plenty of Champions League and Europa League experience under their belt, among them Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting of Bayern Munich, Karl Toko Ekambi of Lyon, Andre Onana of Ajax and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa of Naples.

Except for the injured Anguissa, they all took part in a superb win over Algeria in the third round of Africa's qualifying for Qatar 2022, with Cameroon qualifying on away goals after both teams drew 2-2 on aggregate.

FIFA Ranking

Cameroon's national team is ranked 38th as of June 2022 with 1484.95 points. Their highest ranking was 11 in December 2009, while the lowest was 79 in 2013. They have so far been ranked 7th in Africa.

Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Trophy Winner: 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017 Runner-up: 1986, 2008 Third place: 1972, 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2003 Summer Olympics Gold Medal: 2000 Nicknames

Cameroon's national team is nicknamed Les Lions Indomitables, in English; The Indomitable Lions.

Cameroon at the World Cup

The 1990 Cameroon national team is considered the best in their history. The Indomitable Lions put on a stellar performance at the World Cup, advancing to the quarter-finals through the scintillating action of legend Roger Milla. Unfortunately, they lost to England in extra time through a Gary Lineker penalty.

Il ya 32 ans, les #LionsIndomptables créaient la sensation en Italie en battant l'Argentine de Diego Armando #Maradona en ouverture de la #FIFAWC90 grâce un but de François Omam-Biyik. pic.twitter.com/eWnZMGloEN

— Les Lions Indomptables Officiel (@LIndomptables) June 8, 2022

Cameroon at the 2022 World Cup

As one of the most successful teams in Africa, the Cameroon national team has made Africa proud in both continental and international tournaments. They have very talented and quality players who play in top leagues around the world. They hope to at least repeat the feat at the 1990 World Cup.

Les Lions Indomptables connatront leurs adversaires de la phase de groupes des éliminatoires de la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations TotalEnergies Côte d'Ivoire 2023 lors du tirage au sort qui se déroulera le mardi 19 avril 2022 17h30 GMT. pic.twitter.com/Up9HaHX9uB

— Les Lions Indomptables Officiel (@LIndomptables) April 8, 2022

In Qatar later, Cameroon occupies Group G with Brazil, Serbia and Switzerland. Here is their group fixture schedule:

Thursday, 24 November 2022 Switzerland vs Cameroon: 17:00 WIB Friday, 25 November 2022 Brazil vs Serbia: 02:00 WIB Monday, 28 November 2022 Cameroon vs Serbia: 17:00 WIB Brazil vs Switzerland: 23:00 WIB Saturday, 3 December 2022 Cameroon vs Brazil : 02:00 WIBSerbia vs Switzerland: 02:00 WIB

Greats memories for History !#FIFAWC2022 | #GoLions|#LetsRoarTogether | #AllezLesLions pic.twitter.com/vNRmGCkLNE

— Les Lions Indomptables Officiel (@LIndomptables) April 3, 2022