Cameroon

CAF. Played 619 since 24 Sep 1953: won 273, drawn 193, lost 153. Elo 1733, ranked 56 in the world; peak 1913 in 2003. Titles: 5 AFCONs.

5AFCON

Latest results

2026-10-03WIvory Coast 0–1 CameroonUpsetFriendly · Ebimpé20%
2026-09-29DCongo 1–1 CameroonAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Brazzaville86%
2026-09-24WCameroon 3–1 ComorosAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Garoua88%
2026-03-31WCameroon 2–0 ChinaFIFA Series · Melbourne71%
2026-03-27LAustralia 1–0 CameroonFIFA Series · Sydney16%
2026-01-09LMorocco 2–0 CameroonAfrican Cup of Nations · Quarter-finals · Rabat14%
2026-01-04WSouth Africa 1–2 CameroonAfrican Cup of Nations · Round of 16 · Rabat52%
2025-12-31WMozambique 1–2 CameroonAfrican Cup of Nations · Group F · Agadir71%
2025-12-28DIvory Coast 1–1 CameroonAfrican Cup of Nations · Group F · Marrakesh42%
2025-12-24WCameroon 1–0 GabonAfrican Cup of Nations · Group F · Agadir61%

Results and fixtures

Squad

The following players were selected for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Namibia on November 2026.

Players: 28
Average age: 23.5
Caps between them: 164
Most from one club: Colombe Sportive (2)

Where they play

3 at home · 24 abroad in 13 other countries

Cameroon 3
France 8
England 5
Algeria 1
Belgium 1
Bulgaria 1
Czech Republic 1
Denmark 1
Italy 1
South Africa 1
Spain 1
Switzerland 1
Tunisia 1
Turkey 1

Average club rating 1611 (ClubElo; 21 of 28 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Manchester United, ranked 23 by ClubElo.

No.	Player	Age	Caps	Goals	Club	Club Elo
Goalkeepers
	Simon NgapandouetnbuMontpellier(France)	23	2	0	Montpellier(France)	1611
	Blondy Nna NoukeuBoulogne(France)	24	2	0	Boulogne(France)	1487
	Emile LakoMarumo Gallants(South Africa)	27	0	0	Marumo Gallants(South Africa)	1332
	Edouard SombangColombe Sportive	28	0	0	Colombe Sportive
Defenders
	Aboubakar NagidaRennes(France)	21	13	0	Rennes(France)	1753
	Darlin YongwaNorwich City(England)	26	13	1	Norwich City(England)	1620
	Junior TchamadeuStoke City(England)	22	11	1	Stoke City(England)	1580
	Samuel KottoReims(France)	23	8	0	Reims(France)	1640
	Che MaloneUSM Alger(Algeria)	27	8	0	USM Alger(Algeria)
	Kévin KebenWatford(England)	22	3	0	Watford(England)	1522
	Enzo EbosseUdinese(Italy)	27	2	0	Udinese(Italy)	1665
	Lilian NjohServette(Switzerland)	24	2	0	Servette(Switzerland)	1565
	Oliver KamdemLevski Sofia(Bulgaria)	24	1	0	Levski Sofia(Bulgaria)	1594
	Patrick NkoaRAAL La Louvière(Belgium)	27	0	0	RAAL La Louvière(Belgium)	1486
Midfielders
	Arthur AvomLorient(France)	21	17	1	Lorient(France)	1688
	Carlos BalebaManchester United(England)	22	16	0	Manchester United(England)	1852
	David NyengueES Zarzis(Tunisia)	24	3	1	ES Zarzis(Tunisia)
	Karl WassomRiga FC	22	0	0	Riga FC
	Jean Hughes EnyangoColombe Sportive	22	0	0	Colombe Sportive
	Ivan NanaIndomables	22	0	0	Indomables
Forwards
	Bryan MbeumoManchester United(England)	27	35	8	Manchester United(England)	1852
	Danny NamasoAuxerre(France)	26	15	1	Auxerre(France)	1641
	Saidou AlioumJablonec(Czech Republic)	23	5	1	Jablonec(Czech Republic)	1547
	Bil NsongoDeportivo A Coruña(Spain)	22	3	1	Deportivo A Coruña(Spain)	1455
	Angel YondjoLille(France)	19	3	0	Lille(France)	1775
	Iván CédricAlanyaspor(Turkey)	24	1	0	Alanyaspor(Turkey)	1556
	Harouna DjibirinAngers(France)	20	1	0	Angers(France)	1600
	Geovanni NdjeeCopenhagen(Denmark)	19	0	0	Copenhagen(Denmark)

Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Cameroon national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 3 October 2026; page last edited 28 Oct 2026. Read daily.

Tournament history

World Cup: 8 appearances

Confed Cup: 3 appearances

Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).

Rating over time

Rating at the end of each year it played.

Head to head

Against

Cameroon v DR Congo: played 35, won 18, drawn 9, lost 8; goals 53–35. First met 24 Sep 1953, last 13 Nov 2025.

2025-11-13LCameroon 0–1 DR CongoFIFA World Cup qualification · Rabat46%
2017-01-05WCameroon 2–0 DR CongoFriendly · Yaoundé68%
2015-06-09DDR Congo 1–1 CameroonFriendly · Mons68%
2015-01-07DCameroon 1–1 DR CongoFriendly · Yaoundé83%
2014-11-15WCameroon 1–0 DR CongoAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Yaoundé83%
2014-09-06WDR Congo 0–2 CameroonAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Lubumbashi54%
2013-06-16DDR Congo 0–0 CameroonFIFA World Cup qualification · Kinshasa54%
2012-06-02WCameroon 1–0 DR CongoFIFA World Cup qualification · Yaoundé84%
2011-10-07WDR Congo 2–3 CameroonAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Kinshasa64%
2010-10-09DCameroon 1–1 DR CongoAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Garoua88%
2006-01-29WCameroon 2–0 DR CongoAfrican Cup of Nations · Group B · Cairo83%
2002-01-20WCameroon 1–0 DR CongoAfrican Cup of Nations · Group B · Sikasso83%
1998-02-20LCameroon 0–1 DR CongoAfrican Cup of Nations · Quarter-finals · Bobo Dioulasso65%
1995-04-23LZaïre 2–1 CameroonAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Kinshasa42%
1994-10-16WCameroon 1–0 ZaïreAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Douala77%

Latest 15 of 35 meetings.

Record by competition

Cameroon by competition

Friendly	208	64	77	67	245–267	1953–2026
FIFA World Cup qualification	106	62	26	18	175–77	1968–2025
African Cup of Nations qualification	105	57	28	20	159–82	1967–2026
African Cup of Nations	100	49	32	19	148–96	1970–2026
UDEAC Cup	28	19	6	3	46–16	1984–1990
FIFA World Cup	26	5	8	13	22–47	1982–2022
Confederations Cup	11	4	2	5	7–11	2001–2017
Nehru Cup	9	4	5	0	18–8	1993–2012
All-African Games	8	2	4	2	13–11	1978–1987
African Friendship Games	7	5	0	2	26–15	1960–1963
LG Cup	4	1	2	1	7–6	1997–2011
Simba Tournament	3	0	1	2	2–4	1994
Dakar Tournament	2	0	2	0	1–1	1991
FIFA Series	2	1	0	1	2–1	2026

Top scorers

Samuel Eto'o 40
Patrick M'Boma 24
Vincent Aboubakar 21
Roger Milla 20
François Omam-Biyik 11
Alphonse Tchami 11
Karl Toko Ekambi 9
Pierre Webó 8
André Kana-Biyik 7
Emmanuel Kundé 6

Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.

Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.