Nickname(s) | Les Lions Indomptables (The Indomitable Lions) | ||
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Association | Fédération Camerounaise de Football | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
Head coach | Toni Conceição | ||
Captain | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | ||
Most caps | Rigobert Song (137) | ||
Top scorer | Samuel Eto'o (56)[1] | ||
Home stadium | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo | ||
FIFA code | CMR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 33 10 (22 December 2022)[2] | ||
Highest | 11 (November 2006 – January 2007, November – December 2009) | ||
Lowest | 79 (February – March 2013) | ||
First international | |||
Belgian Congo 3–2 French Cameroon (Belgian Congo; September 1956) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Cameroon 9–0 Chad (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo; 7 April 1965) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
South Korea 5–0 Cameroon (Seoul, South Korea; 4 October 1984) Norway 6–1 Cameroon (Oslo, Norway; 31 October 1990) Russia 6–1 Cameroon (Palo Alto, California, USA; 28 June 1994) Costa Rica 5–0 Cameroon (San José, Costa Rica; 9 March 1997) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals, 1990 | ||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 19 (first in 1970) | ||
Best result | Champions, 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017 | ||
African Nations Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals, 2016 | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2001) | ||
Best result | Second place, 2003 |
The Cameroon national football team (French: Équipe nationale du camerounaise de football) is the national football team of Cameroon.