Cameroon women's national football team

Cameroon
Nickname	Les Lionnes Indomptables (The Indomitable Lionesses)
Association	Fédération Camerounaise; de Football
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC; (Central Africa)
Head coach	Alain Djeumfa
Captain	Christine Manie
Most caps	Madeleine Ngono Mani (87)
Top scorer	Madeleine Ngono Mani (40)
Home stadium	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
FIFA code	CMR
FIFA ranking
Current	71 1 (16 June 2026)
Highest	41 (July 2019)
Lowest	90 (October 2007)
First international
	Nigeria 2–0 Cameroon ; (Lagos, Nigeria; 15 June 1991)
Biggest win
	Cameroon 8–0 Gambia ; (Yaoundé, Cameroon; 18 February 2022)
Biggest defeat
	Nigeria 6–0 Cameroon ; (Kaduna, Nigeria; 27 October 1998) ; France 6–0 Cameroon ; (Paris, France; 10 October 2018)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2015)
Best result	Round of 16 (2015, 2019)
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances	11 (first in 1998)
Best result	Runners-up (2004, 2014, 2016)
Football at the Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 2012)
Best result	Group stage (2012)

The Cameroon national women's football team, nicknamed the Indomitable Lionesses, is the national team of Cameroon and is controlled by the Cameroon Football Association. They finished second in the 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.

History

The team was formed in the 1980s but didn't gain significant attention until the 1990s. Cameroon participated in their first major tournament, the African Women's Championship (now known as the Women's Africa Cup of Nations), in 1991. Cameroon quickly established itself as one of the top teams in Africa. The team has been a consistent contender in the tournament, often finishing as runners-up. The Lionesses made their FIFA Women's World Cup debut in 2015 in Canada, where they reached the Round of 16. This was a significant achievement for the team and marked their arrival on the global stage. They also qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, again reaching the Round of 16. Cameroon qualified for the 2012 London Olympics, marking another milestone in their development. Though they did not advance past the group stage, participation in such a prestigious tournament highlighted their growing stature.

Team image

Home stadium

The Cameroon women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo.

Overall competitive record

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position	Scorers
1991 African Championship	Quarterfinals	Walkover	Congo
	Semifinals	Walkover	Zambia
	Final	0–2 0–4 (0–6 agg.)	Nigeria
1995 African Championship	Quarterfinals	Withdrew	Angola
1998 African Championship qualification		Walkover	Sierra Leone
1998 African Championship	First stage	3–2 1–3	South Africa Ghana
	Semifinals	0–6	Nigeria
	3rd place	3–3 (PSO: 1–3)	Congo DR
2000 African Championship qualification		3–0 w/o	Gabon
2000 African Championship	First stage	4–1 0–2 0–3	Morocco Ghana Nigeria	3 / 4	Abbe, Anong, Anounga, Njolle
2002 African Championship qualification	Second round	0–0 4–0	Gabon
2002 African Championship	First stage	1–2 0–0 1–0	South Africa Zimbabwe Angola	2 / 4	Anounga Ngono
	Semifinals	2–3	Ghana		Pokam, Belemgoto
	3rd place	3–0	South Africa
2003 African Games	First stage	3–0 0–1 1–1	Ethiopia Nigeria Zimbabwe	2 / 4	Bella, Mekongo Ngono
	Semifinals	1–3	South Africa
	3rd place	1–0	Mali
2004 African Championship qualification	Second round	0–0 2–0	Congo		Mbida, Ngo Ndoumbouk
2004 African Championship	First stage	2–2 2–2 3–1	Mali Nigeria Algeria	2 / 4	Mbida, Mete Bella, Mekongo Mbida 2, Mekongo
	Semifinals	1–0 (AET)	Ghana		Bella
	Final	0–5	Nigeria
2006 African Championship qualification	Second round	4–0 5–0	Kenya
2006 African Championship	First stage	1–1 1–2 2–0	Congo DR Ghana Mali	2 / 4	Ngono Bella Bekombo, Ngo Ndoumbouk
	Semifinals	0–5	Nigeria
	3rd place	2–2 (PSO: 4–5)	South Africa
2007 African Games qualification		Withdrew	Congo DR
2008 African Championship qualification	Second round	3–0 2–1	Tanzania
2008 African Championship	First stage	0–1 2–1 1–0	Equatorial Guinea Mali Congo DR	2 / 4	Bekombo, Ngo Ndoumbouk Ngono
	Semifinals	0–3	South Africa
	3rd place	1–1 (PSO: 3–4)	Nigeria		Onguene — 1 Ngo Ndoumbouk, 2 Manie, 4 Onguene 3 Bella, 5 Mbida
2010 African Championship qualification	Second round	2–0 3–0	Congo DR		Ngono 2, Bella, Enganamouit, Onguene
2010 African Championship	First stage	2–2 2–1 2–1	Equatorial Guinea Ghana Algeria	2 / 4	Manie, Ngono Manie, Ngo Ndoumbouk Onguene, Ejangue
	Semifinals	1–5	Nigeria		Ngock
	3rd place	0–2	South Africa
2011 African Games	First stage	1–0 3–0 Walkover	Mozambique Algeria Guinea	1 / 3	Zouga Beyene, Iven, Manie
	Semifinals	2–0	South Africa		Enganamouit, Onguene
	Final	1–0	Ghana		Ngono
2012 Summer Olympics qualification	Second round	5–0 1–0	Mali		Bella, Manie, Nkout, Onguene, Zouga, ?
	Third round	0–0 0–2 ¹	Equatorial Guinea
	Fourth round	1–2 2–1 (PSO: 4–3)	Nigeria		Manie, Zouga + 1 o.g.
2012 Summer Olympics	First stage	0–5 0–3 1–3	Brazil Great Britain New Zealand	4 / 4	Onguene
2012 African Championship qualification	Second round	1–1 1–1 (PSO: 10–9)	Ghana		Iven, Manie
2012 African Championship	First stage	1–2 4–1 0–0	Nigeria Ivory Coast Ethiopia	2 / 4	Manie Iven 2, Onguene, Zouga
	Semifinals	0–2	Equatorial Guinea
	3rd place	1–0	Nigeria		Enganamouit
2014 African Women's Championship qualification	Second round	1–1 2–1	Senegal		Nchout, Zouga
2014 African Championship	First stage	1–0 2–0 0–1	South Africa Algeria Ghana	1 / 4	Feudjio Enganamouit 2
	Semifinals	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast		Enganamouit, Manie
	Final	0–2	Nigeria
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup	First stage	6–0 1–2 2–1	Ecuador Japan Switzerland	2 / 4	Ngono, Enganamouit 3, Manie, Onguene Nchout Onguene, Ngono
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup	Round of 16	0–1	China PR
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup	First stage	0–1 1–3 2–1	Canada Netherlands New Zealand	3 / 4	Onguene Nchout 2
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup	Round of 16	0–3	England

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

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2025

23 October 2025 (2025-10-23) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	Algeria	2–1	Cameroon	Oran, Algeria
19:00 UTC+1	Karchouni 23' Dafeur 35'	Report	Nchout 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium Referee: Awa Ilboudo (Burkina Faso)

28 October 2025 (2025-10-28) 2026 WAFCON qualifying	Cameroon	0–1 (1–3 agg.)	Algeria	Douala, Cameroon
16:00 UTC+1		Report	Dafeur 23'	Stadium: Stade de la Réunification Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Diana Murungi (Uganda)
Note: Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

2026

28 February 2026 (2026-02-28) Friendly	Cameroon	1–0	Nigeria	Yaoundé, Cameroon
16:00 UTC+1	Mbomozomo 12'	Report		Stadium: Stade Militaire

3 March 2026 (2026-03-03) Friendly	Cameroon	1–3	Nigeria	Yaoundé, Cameroon
16:00 UTC+1	Meva 7'		Ihezuo 26' Babajide 43' Alozie 64'	Stadium: Stade Militaire

11 July 2026 (2026-07-11) Friendly	Cameroon	3–1	Benin	Yaoundé, Cameroon
16:00 UTC+1	Ngueleu 51', 54' Ngah Manga 80'	Report	Gnammi 5'	Stadium: Stade Militaire Referee: Aïcha Bit Oumarou (Chad)

27 July 2026 WAFCON GS	Cameroon	2–1	Mali	Casablanca, Morocco
21:00	Ngah Manga 14', 73' (pen.)	Report (FIFA)	A. Traoré 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

2 August 2026 WAFCON GS	Ghana	0–1	Cameroon	Casablanca
18:00 (UTC+01:00)		Report (FIFA)	Ngah Manga 19' (pen.)	Stadium: Moulay Rachid Stadium Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi (Egypt)

6 August 2026 WAFCON GS	Cape Verde	1–1	Cameroon	Casablanca, Morocco
21:00 (UTC+01:00)	Moreira 50'	Report (FIFA)	Mendoua 28'	Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Referee: Zakia El Grini (Morocco)

9 August 2026 CAF WAFCON 2026 QF	Cameroon	v	Nigeria	Casablanca, Morocco
18:00 (UTC+01:00)				Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

updated as 07/08/2026

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Valentine Nguele

Manager history

Carl Enow (2003–2018)
Alain Djeumfa (2019–2022)
Gabriel Zabo (2022–2023)
Jean-Baptiste Bisseck (2023–2025)
Alain Djeumfa (2025– )

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 WAFCON matches from 26 July through 16 August 2026. .^[2]

Note: All player data is sourced from the official CAF squad list. Club listings correspond to the official registration data provided by CAF and may not reflect recent player transfers prior to the tournament.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Cathy Biya [fr]	(2006-07-18)18 July 2006 (aged 20)	Getafe
2	2DF	Easther Mayi Kith	(1997-03-28)28 March 1997 (aged 29)	Urawa Red Diamonds
3	2DF	Berthe Abega	(2001-06-14)14 June 2001 (aged 25)	Phoenix Marrakesh
4	2DF	Ladifatou Ngambe	(2003-10-18)18 October 2003 (aged 22)	TP Mazembe
5	2DF	Lewyo Mogai	(2004-11-16)16 November 2004 (aged 21)	Ebolowa [fr]
6	3MF	Achta Toko Njoya [de]	(2005-07-08)8 July 2005 (aged 21)	Real Madrid B
7	4FW	Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné (Captain)	(1989-02-25)25 February 1989 (aged 37)	CSKA Moscow
8	3MF	Fatima Komé [fr; tr]	(2002-07-22)22 July 2002 (aged 24)	Beşiktaş
9	4FW	Grâce Mendoua	(2005-02-18)18 February 2005 (aged 21)	Ebolowa [fr]
10	4FW	Naomi Eto [fr]	(2004-09-29)29 September 2004 (aged 21)	Sassuolo
11	4FW	Marie Ngah Manga	(2002-10-20)20 October 2002 (aged 23)	Galatasaray
12	3MF	Ornella Beulou	(2001-05-30)30 May 2001 (aged 25)	Ebolowa [fr]
13	3MF	Charlène Meyong	(1998-11-19)19 November 1998 (aged 27)	Al-Ahli
14	3MF	Monique Ngock	(2004-09-17)17 September 2004 (aged 21)	Fleury
15	2DF	Colette Ndzana	(2000-07-19)19 July 2000 (aged 26)	Dijon
16	1GK	Ange Bawou	(2000-02-12)12 February 2000 (aged 26)	Dja Sports
17	4FW	Rose Bella	(1994-05-05)5 May 1994 (aged 32)	Al-Ula
18	2DF	Claudia Dabda	(2001-07-01)1 July 2001 (aged 25)	Al-Hilal
19	3MF	Raïssa Mbappé	(1993-10-04)4 October 1993 (aged 32)	Real Oviedo
20	3MF	Geneviève Ngo Mbeleck	(1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 33)	Amed
21	2DF	Maéva Nyadjou	(2006-10-14)14 October 2006 (aged 19)	Amazone FAP [fr]
22	4FW	Michaela Abam	(1997-06-12)12 June 1997 (aged 29)	Cruz Azul
23	1GK	Michaely Bihina [fr]	(2003-12-28)28 December 2003 (aged 22)	Benfica
24	4FW	Nina Ngueleu [fr]	(2004-12-11)11 December 2004 (aged 21)	Montpellier
25	2DF	Ousmanou Doudou [wikidata]	(1996-01-26)26 January 1996 (aged 30)	Ebolowa [fr]
26	2DF	Ivana Yakana	(2005-11-17)17 November 2005 (aged 20)	Lekié FF

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a Cameroon squad in the last 12 months.

This list may be incomplete.

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a Cameroon squad in the last 12 months.

This list may be incomplete.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Chelsea Ngole	(2007-06-14) 14 June 2007 (age 19)	Louves Minproff	v. Algeria, October 2025

DF	Mathilde Kack	(2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 26)	Reims	v. Nigeria, June 2025
DF	Mariane Maague	(2004-06-11) 11 June 2004 (age 22)	Orléans	v. Nigeria, June 2025
DF	Prisca Mache Talla		Fossito Foot Académie	v. Algeria, October 2025
DF	Falone Meffometou	(1990-07-01) 1 July 1990 (age 36)	FC Fleury 91	v. Algeria, October 2025
DF	Mireille Tchengang	(2002-12-20) 20 December 2002 (age 23)	Racing Union Lëtzebuerg	v. Algeria, October 2025

MF	Camilla Daha	(2003-10-04) 4 October 2003 (age 22)	Getafe	v. Morocco, 8 April 2025
MF	Elise Ndome	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 23)	Amazone FAP	v. Morocco, 8 April 2025
MF	Brigitte Omboudou	(1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 34)	NEOM SC	v. Algeria, October 2025
MF	Gloria Monica Nsoga Makanda		Diambars Féminas FC	v. Algeria, October 2025

FW	Ajara Nchout Njoya	(1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 33)	Al Qadsiah	v. Algeria, October 2025
FW	Lys Tiwa	(2008-05-04) 4 May 2008 (age 18)	Lekié FF	v. Nigeria, June 2025
FW	Ashley Ndifone	(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 19)	Ita Mbong FC	v. Nigeria, June 2025
FW	Shalom Tim	(2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 (age 25)	Louves Minproff	v. Algeria, October 2025
FW	Mana Lamine	(2005-06-15) 15 June 2005 (age 21)	Changchun Zhutai FC	v. Algeria, October 2025
FW	Alexandra Takoukam Engolo		Diambars Féminas FC	v. Algeria, October 2025
FW	Doly Diane Wabeua Djatio		Diamantes SAD	v. Algeria, October 2025

Previous squads

FIFA Women's World Cup

Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics squad

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Captains

Christine Manie (????–)

Honours

Major competitions

Women's Africa Cup of Nations^[3]

Runners-up: 2004, 2014, 2016

Regional

COSAFA Women's Championship

Runners-up: 2018

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1995	Withdrew from qualification
1999	Did not qualify
2003
2007
2011
2015	Round of 16	11th	4	2	0	2	9	4
2019	Round of 16	15th	4	1	0	3	3	8
2023	Did not qualify
2027	To be determined
2031
2035
Total	3/10	-	8	3	0	5	12	12

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
2015	Group stage	8 June	Ecuador	W 6–0	BC Place, Vancouver
		12 June	Japan	L 1–2	BC Place, Vancouver
		16 June	Switzerland	W 2–1	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
	Round of 16	20 June	China	L 0–1	Olympic Stadium, Montreal
2019	Group stage	10 June	Canada	L 0–1	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
		15 June	Netherlands	L 1–3	Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes
		20 June	New Zealand	W 2–1	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
	Round of 16	23 June	England	L 0–3	Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

For 2012 Cameroon qualified for the first time to the Olympics.^[4]

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1996	Withdrew in Qualification
2000	did not qualify
2004
2008
2012	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	11
2016	did not qualify
2020
2024
Total	1/8	3	0	0	3	1	11

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1998	Fourth place	4	2	0	2	7	13
2000	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	6
2002	Third place	5	2	2	1	7	5
2004	Runners-up	5	1	3	1	8	10
2006	Fourth place	5	1	2	2	6	10
2008		5	2	1	2	4	6
2010		5	2	1	2	7	11
2012	Third place	5	2	1	2	6	5
2014	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	5	4
2016	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	6	1
2018	Third place	5	3	2	0	10	4
2020	Cancelled
2022	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	3	2
2024	Did not qualify
2026	In progress	3	2	1	0	4	2
Total:13/16	Runners-up	61	26	15	20	77	85

African Games

African Games record
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA
2003		5	2	1	2	7	5
2007		withdraw
2011		4	4	0	0	7	0
2015		4	1	2	1	4	4
2019	See Cameroon women's national under-20 football team
2023	to be determined
Total	3/4	13	7	3	3	18	9

UNIFFAC Women's Cup

UNIFFAC Women's Cup
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	GD
2020	did not enter
Total	1/1	4	0	3	1	4	5	−1

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

The list shown below shows the Djibouti national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.

Key

Positive balance (more wins than losses)

Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

Negative balance (more losses than wins)

Against	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation

Record per opponent

*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.

Key

Positive balance (more wins than losses)

Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Djibouti's all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%	Confederation

Total									—

References

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". 16 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
↑ Atcha, Marturin (27 June 2026). "CAN féminine Maroc 2026 : Liste des 26 Lionnes Indomptables retenues !" [2026 WAFCON Morocco: List of the 26 Lionnes Indomptables selected!] (in French). Actu Cameroun. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
↑ "Africa – Women's Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
↑ "Cameroon qualifies to Olympics" (in French). fecafootonline.com. 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

External links

Official website
FIFA profile, FIFA.com (in English)
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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". 16 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.

[2] Atcha, Marturin (27 June 2026). "CAN féminine Maroc 2026 : Liste des 26 Lionnes Indomptables retenues !" [2026 WAFCON Morocco: List of the 26 Lionnes Indomptables selected!] (in French). Actu Cameroun. Retrieved 18 July 2026.

[3] "Africa – Women's Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

[4] "Cameroon qualifies to Olympics" (in French). fecafootonline.com. 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

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v t e Cameroon national football team
General	Cameroonian Football Federation History Managers
Venues	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Players and Statistics	Player records Results and fixtures
Goals	Samuel Eto'o
World Cup Finals	Summary 1982 1990 1994 1998 2002 2010 2014 2022
AFCON titles	1984 1988 2000 2002 2017
Others	African Nations Championship Summer Olympics
Rivalries	Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Nigeria Senegal
FECAFOOT teams	Men's U-23 U-20 U-17 Women's WU-20 WU-17 Futsal Beach soccer

v t e National sports teams of Cameroon
Male teams	Baseball Basketball (U-17 U-18) Beach Soccer Cricket Football (U-17 U-20 Olympic) Futsal Handball Rugby league Rugby union Tennis Volleyball
Female teams	Basketball (U-16 U-18) Cricket Football (U-17 U-20) Futsal Handball Rugby union Volleyball
Mixed teams	Badminton
Olympics Paralympics Commonwealth Games

v t e National women's football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Mauritania Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar^†
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion^†
^†Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA Football in Africa portal.

History

Team image

Home stadium

Overall competitive record

Results and fixtures

2025

2026

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Recent call-ups

Previous squads

Captains

Honours

Major competitions

Regional

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

Africa Women Cup of Nations

African Games

UNIFFAC Women's Cup

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

Record per opponent

See also

References

External links