Cameroon women's national football team

Cameroon
Association Fédération Camerounaise
de Football
Sub-confederation UNIFFAC
(Central Africa)
Confederation CAF (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
FIFA ranking 53 Decrease 1 (27 March 2015)
Highest FIFA ranking 47 (December 2013)
Lowest FIFA ranking 89 (March 2007)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Nigeria 2–0 Cameroon 
(Lagos, Nigeria; June 15, 1991)
Biggest win
 Kenya 0–5 Cameroon 
(Nairobi, Kenya; August 5, 2006)
 Cameroon 5–0 Mali 
(Yaoundé, Cameroon; January 15, 2011)
Biggest defeat
 Nigeria 6–0 Cameroon 
(Kaduna, Nigeria; October 27, 1998)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2015)
African Women's Championship
Appearances 12 (First in 1991)
Best result Runner-up (1991, 2004, 2014)

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 and 2004 African Women's Championship, participated in the 2012 Olympic Games and will compete in their first ever FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015.

Tournament record

World Cup

World Cup Finals
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991Did Not Qualify
Sweden 1995Withdrew in Qualification
United States 1999Did Not Qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015Qualified
Total1/7-------
*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
Total1/53003111

Africa Women's Championship

CAF Women's Championship
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 Qualified
Total12/12441610165476

Current squad

Roster for the 2014 African Women's Championship.

Head coach: Enow Ngatchou

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Annette Ngo Ndom 2 June 1985 (aged 29) Slovakia Union Nové Zámky
2 FW Christine Manie (c) 4 May 1984 (aged 30) Romania CFF Olimpia Cluj
3 FW Njoya Nkout 12 January 1993 (aged 21) Cameroon AS Police
4 DF Yvonne Leuko 20 November 1991 (aged 22) France Arras Football
5 DF Ejangue Siliki 19 January 1989 (aged 25) Norway Amazon Grimstad
6 MF Francine Zouga 9 November 1987 (aged 26) France Montpellier HSC
7 FW Gabrielle Onguene 25 February 1989 (aged 25) Cameroon Louves Minproff
8 MF Raissa Feudjio 29 October 1995 (aged 18) Turkey Trabzonspor
9 FW Madeleine Ngono Mani 16 October 1983 (aged 30) France Claix Football Féminin
10 MF Jeannette Yango 12 June 1993 (aged 21) France FF Yzeure
11 MF Iven Mihamlé 9 March 1983 (aged 31) Cameroon Louves Minproff
12 MF Ngo Beleck 10 March 1993 (aged 21) Cameroon Caïman
13 DF Cathy Bou Jouh 7 November 1987 (aged 26) Nigeria Rivers Angels
14 MF Balbine Mendoua 9 August 1993 (aged 21) Turkey Ataşehir Belediyespor
15 DF Ysis Sonkeng 20 September 1989 (aged 25) Cameroon Louves Minproff
16 GK Téclaire Mbororo 24 September 1989 (aged 25) Cameroon Panther Security
17 FW Gaëlle Enganamouit 9 June 1992 (aged 22) Sweden Eskilstuna United DFF
18 MF Akaba Edoua 7 June 1992 (aged 22) Cameroon Louves Minproff
19 DF Rita Wanki 6 January 1994 (aged 20) Cameroon Locomotive FC
20 GK Enyegue Bessala 9 July 1991 (aged 23) Cameroon AS Police
21 FW Rose Bella 5 May 1994 (aged 20) Cameroon AS Police

Overall competition record

Competition Stage Result Opponent Position Scorers
1991 African Championship Quarterfinals Walkover Republic of the Congo Congo
Semifinals Walkover Zambia Zambia
Final 0–2 0–4 Nigeria Nigeria
1995 African Championship Quarterfinals Withdrew Angola Angola
1998 African Championship qualification Walkover Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Nigeria 1998 African Championship
First stage
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

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

2002 African Championship qualification Second round 0–0 4–0 Gabon Gabon
Nigeria 2002 African Championship

First stage

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

Ngono
Semifinals 2–3 Ghana Ghana Pokam, Belemgoto
3rd place 3–0 South Africa South Africa
Nigeria 2003 African Games

First stage

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

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 Mbida, Ngo
South Africa 2004 African Championship

First stage

2–2
2–2
3–1
Mali Mali
Nigeria Nigeria
Algeria Algeria
2 / 4 Mbida, Mete
Bella, Mekongo
Mbida 2, Mekongo
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

1–1
1–2
2–0
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR
Ghana Ghana
Mali Mali
2 / 4 Ngono
Bella
Bekombo, Ngo
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

0–1
2–1
1–0
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Mali Mali
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo DR
2 / 4
Bekombo, Ngo
Ngono
Semifinals 0–3 South Africa South Africa
3rd place 1–1 (PSO: 3–4) Nigeria Nigeria Onguene 1 Ngo, 2 Manie, 4 Onguene 3 Bella, 5 Mbida
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

2–2
2–1
2–1
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Ghana Ghana
Algeria Algeria
2 / 4 Manie, Ngono
Manie, Ngo
Onguene, Ejangue
Semifinals 1–5 Nigeria Nigeria Ngock
3rd place 0–2 South Africa South Africa
Mozambique 2011 African Games

First stage

1–0
3–0
Walkover
Mozambique Mozambique
Algeria Algeria
Guinea Guinea
1 / 3 Zouga
Beyene, Iven, Manie
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

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

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

1–2
4–1
0–0
Nigeria Nigeria
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire
Ethiopia Ethiopia
2 / 4 Manie
Iven 2, Onguene, Zouga
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 Sylla, Zouga

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

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup/2014 African Women's Championship qualification

Cameroon was seeded to play the Second Round of the qualifiers, because they ended in second place in the 2012 African Women's Championship. They played against Senegal, winner by walkover of Round 1.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Senegal  1–2  Cameroon 1–1 0–1

24 May 2014
17:00
Senegal  1–1  Cameroon
Sylla  76' Report Njoya  58'

8 June 2014
15:30
Cameroon  1–0  Senegal
Edoa  ?' Report

Cameroon won 2–1 on aggregate and qualifies for the 2014 African Women's Championship.

References

  1. "Cameroon qualifies to Olympics" (in French). fecafootonline.com. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

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