Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations

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Cameroon are one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon won its first tournament in 1984, Cameroon emerged and became a fearsome power of the tournament, winning the tournament again in 2000 and 2002.[1][2]

The 2017 tournament was the last tournament to date Cameroon has won.[3]

Africa Cup of Nations[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Part of  France
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962 Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965 Did not enter
Ethiopia 1968 Did not qualify
Sudan 1970 Group stage 5th 3 2 0 1 7 5
Cameroon 1972 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 10 5
Egypt 1974 Did not qualify
Ethiopia 1976
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980
Libya 1982 Group stage 5th 3 0 3 0 1 1
Ivory Coast 1984 Champions 1st 5 3 1 1 9 3
Egypt 1986 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 2 0 8 5
Morocco 1988 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 4 1
Algeria 1990 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 2 3
Senegal 1992 Fourth place 4th 5 2 2 1 4 3
Tunisia 1994 Did not qualify
South Africa 1996 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 5 7
Burkina Faso 1998 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 1 1 5 4
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Champions 1st 6 3 2 1 11 5
Mali 2002 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 9 0
Tunisia 2004 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 7 6
Egypt 2006 5th 4 3 1 0 8 2
Ghana 2008 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 14 8
Angola 2010 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 6 8
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012 Did not qualify
South Africa 2013
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Gabon 2017 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 7 3
Egypt 2019 Round of 16 13th 4 1 2 1 4 3
Cameroon 2021 Third place 3rd 7 4 3 0 14 7
Ivory Coast 2023 Qualified
Morocco 2025 To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total 5 Titles 20/35 91 45 30 16 137 82
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalties.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Participation history[edit]

Cameroon at the 1970 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 4
 Sudan 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
 Cameroon 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 4
 Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon 3–2 Ivory Coast
Koum 57', 66'
N'Doga 60'		 Pokou 25', 45'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Mahmoud (Egypt)
Sudan 3–0 Ethiopia
Gagarin 43'
Hasabu El-Sagheer 47'
Jaksa 85'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Faber (Guinea)
Cameroon 3–2 Ethiopia
Tsébo 21'
Manga-Onguéné 43'
N'Doga 70'		 Mengistu 12', 75'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Quarshie (Ghana)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Sudan
Tahi 89'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)
Ivory Coast 6–1 Ethiopia
Losseni 16'
Pokou 21', 60', 71', 80', 87'		 Mengistu 33'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Boukili (Morocco)
Sudan 2–1 Cameroon
Jaksa 20'
Hasabu El-Sagheer 60'		 Tsébo 34'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Ngom (Senegal)

Cameroon at the 1972 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Mali 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
 Kenya 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
 Togo 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon 2–1 Kenya
N'Doga 7'
N'Dongo 20'		 Niva 44'
Mali 3–3 Togo
B Traoré 10'
F. Keita 46'
B. Touré 49'		 Kaolo 45' (pen.), 60'
Adé 81'
Referee: Andre Bernard Ickias (Congo)
Mali 1–1 Kenya
F. Keita 45' Nicodémus 60'
Cameroon 2–0 Togo
Maya 64'
Mvé 79'
Referee: Babikr Eissa (Sudan)
Togo 1–1 Kenya
Kaolo 60' Pelé Ouma 30'
Cameroon 1–1 Mali
N'Doumbé 67' F. Keita 43'
Referee: Mostafa Kamel (Egypt)
Semifinal
Cameroon 0–1 Congo
Minga 31'
Referee: Mostafa Kamel (Egypt)
Third place match
Cameroon 5–2 Zaire
Akono 4' (pen.)
N'Dongo 31'
Owona 32'
Mouthé 34'
N'Doga 42'		 Etepé 13'
Mayanga 17'

Cameroon at the 1982 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Libya 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Ghana 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
 Cameroon 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
 Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Libya 2–2 Ghana
Jaranah 58'
Al-Issawi 76'		 Report Alhassan 28'
Opoku Nti 89'
Attendance: 45,200
Cameroon 1–1 Tunisia
M'Bida 61' Report Gabsi 60'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)
Cameroon 0–0 Ghana
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Libya 2–0 Tunisia
Seddik 42' (o.g.)
Al-Bor'osi 89'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Ghana 1–0 Tunisia
John Ebow Essien 28' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Libya 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Attendance: 40,000

Cameroon at the 1984 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
 Cameroon 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 2
 Togo 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
Ivory Coast 3–0 Togo
Koffi 27'
Fofana 62'
Goba 75'		 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Egypt 1–0 Cameroon
Abouzaid 78' Report
Attendance: 50,000
Cameroon 4–1 Togo
Djonkep 7'
Abega 21', 61'
Aoudou 45'		 Report Moutairou 56'
Attendance: 15,000
Ivory Coast 1–2 Egypt
Miézan 53' Report Abouzaid 66', 72'
Attendance: 40,000
Egypt 0–0 Togo
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Ivory Coast 0–2 Cameroon
Report Milla 42'
Djonkep 61'
Attendance: 40,000
Semifinal
Algeria 0–0 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Report
Penalties
Belloumi soccer ball with check mark
Yahi soccer ball with check mark
Kaci-Saïd soccer ball with check mark
Guendouz soccer ball with red X
Madjer soccer ball with check mark		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Kundé
soccer ball with check mark Ebongué
soccer ball with check mark Aoudou
soccer ball with check mark Bell
soccer ball with check mark Ndoumbé
Attendance: 15,000
Final
Main article: 1984 African Cup of Nations Final
Cameroon 3–1 Nigeria
N'Djeya 32'
Abega 79'
Ebongué 84'		 Report Lawal 10'
Attendance: 27,456

Cameroon at the 1986 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 5
 Morocco 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
 Algeria 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Zambia 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Algeria 0–0 Morocco
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Cameroon 3–2 Zambia
Milla 46'
M'Fédé 67', 82' (pen.)		 Report Chabala 65'
Bwalya 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
Algeria 0–0 Zambia
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Karim Camara (Guinea)
Cameroon 1–1 Morocco
Milla 89' Report Krimau 63'
Attendance: 8,000
Morocco 1–0 Zambia
Chilengi 18' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 5,000
Cameroon 3–2 Algeria
Kana-Biyik 66', 70'
Milla 72'		 Report Madjer 61'
Maroc 73'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Badou Jasseh (Gambia)
Semifinal
Cameroon 1–0 Ivory Coast
Milla 46' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Final
Main article: 1986 African Cup of Nations Final
Egypt 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Penalties
Yehia soccer ball with check mark
Abdelghani soccer ball with check mark
Abdou soccer ball with red X
Mayhoub soccer ball with check mark
Shehata soccer ball with check mark
Kassem soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark M'Fédé
soccer ball with check mark Kundé
soccer ball with red X M'Bida
soccer ball with check mark Milla
soccer ball with check mark Aoudou
soccer ball with red X Kana-Biyik
Attendance: 120,000

Cameroon at the 1988 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 4
 Cameroon 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
 Egypt 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 3
 Kenya 3 0 1 2 0 6 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon 1–0 Egypt
Milla 5' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Nigeria 3–0 Kenya
Yekini 6'
Edobor 13'
Okosieme 33'		 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Cameroon 1–1 Nigeria
Milla 21' Report Okwaraji 2'
Attendance: 13,000
Egypt 3–0 Kenya
Abdelhamid 2', 65'
Younes 58'		 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Cameroon 0–0 Kenya
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Badou Jasseh (Gambia)
Nigeria 0–0 Egypt
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ali Bangoura (Guinea)
Semifinal
Morocco 0–1 Cameroon
Report Makanaky 78'
Attendance: 45,000
Final
Main article: 1988 African Cup of Nations Final
Cameroon 1–0 Nigeria
Kundé 55' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 50,000

Cameroon at the 1990 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 5
 Senegal 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 4
 Cameroon 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 2
 Kenya 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Zambia 1–0 Cameroon
Chikabala 58' Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Naji Jouini (Tunisia)
Senegal 0–0 Kenya
Report
Attendance: 13,000
Zambia 1–0 Kenya
Makwaza 40' Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mawukpona Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)
Senegal 2–0 Cameroon
Diallo 45'
N'Dao 56'		 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Zambia 0–0 Senegal
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohamed Hussam El-Dine (Egypt)
Cameroon 2–0 Kenya
Maboang 28', 69' Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Badou Jasseh (Gambia)

Cameroon at the 1992 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
 Zaire 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
 Morocco 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon 1–0 Morocco
Kana-Biyik 23'
Attendance: 60,000
Morocco 1–1 Zaire
Rokbi 89' Kona 90'
Attendance: 5,000
Cameroon 1–1 Zaire
Omam-Biyik 15' Tueba 1'
Attendance: 10,000
Quarter-final
Cameroon 1–0 Senegal
Ebongué 89'
Attendance: 35,000
Semi-final
Cameroon 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Report
Penalties
Makanaky soccer ball with red X
Ebwelle soccer ball with check mark
Omam-Biyik soccer ball with red X
Bell soccer ball with red X		 1–3 soccer ball with check mark Diaby
soccer ball with check mark M. Traoré
soccer ball with red X Yago
soccer ball with check mark A. Traoré
Attendance: 35,000
Third place match
Nigeria 2–1 Cameroon
Ekpo 75'
Yekini 88'		 Maboang 85'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Sinko Zeli (Ivory Coast)

Cameroon at the 1996 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
 Egypt 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4
 Angola 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
South Africa 3–0 Cameroon
Masinga 15'
Williams 37'
Moshoeu 55'
Attendance: 75,000
Egypt 2–1 Angola
El-Kass 30', 33' Quinzinho 77'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
Cameroon 2–1 Egypt
Omam-Biyik 36' (pen.)
Tchami 59'		 Maher 48'
Attendance: 4,000
South Africa 1–0 Angola
Williams 57'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Fethi Boucetta (Tunisia)
South Africa 0–1 Egypt
El-Kass 7'
Attendance: 20,000
Angola 3–3 Cameroon
Joni 38' (pen.)
Paulão 57'
Quinzinho 80'		 Omam-Biyik 25'
Mouyeme 82'
Vicente 90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)

Cameroon at the 1998 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
 Burkina Faso 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
 Guinea 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Algeria 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Burkina Faso 0–1 Cameroon
Tchami 20'
Attendance: 30,000
Algeria 0–1 Guinea
Oularé 19'
Attendance: 3,000
Cameroon 2–2 Guinea
Tchami 9'
Womé 44'		 Oularé 46', 77'
Attendance: 2,000
Burkina Faso 2–1 Algeria
K. Ouédraogo 65' (pen.)
Traoré 77'		 Saïb 82' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,000
Burkina Faso 1–0 Guinea
Kambou 85'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Cameroon 2–1 Algeria
Job 47'
Tchami 65'		 Dziri 40'
Attendance: 1,000
Quarterfinal
Cameroon 0–1 DR Congo
Report Tondelua 30'
Attendance: 5,000

Cameroon at the 2000 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group A

Group A of the 2000 AFCON remains as the only group stage that all four teams to achieve four points out of three matches.

Main article: 2000 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Togo 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
Source: [citation needed]
Ghana 1–1 Cameroon
Ayew 57' Foé 19'
Attendance: 45,000
Ivory Coast 1–1 Togo
Guel 38' (pen.) Ouadja 19'
Attendance: 13,000
Ghana 2–0 Togo
Ayew 28'
Addo 37'
Attendance: 30,000
Cameroon 3–0 Ivory Coast
Kalla 29'
Eto'o 45'
M'Boma 90'
Attendance: 5,000
Ghana 0–2 Ivory Coast
Kalou 45'
Sie 84'
Attendance: 40,000
Cameroon 0–1 Togo
Tchangai 18'
Attendance: 2,000
Quarterfinal
Cameroon 2–1 Algeria
Eto'o 7'
Foé 24'		 Tasfaout 79'
Attendance: 15,000
Semifinals
Cameroon 3–0 Tunisia
M'Boma 49', 85'
Eto'o 81'
Attendance: 6,000
Final
Main article: 2000 African Cup of Nations Final
Nigeria 2–2 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Chukwu 45'
Okocha 47'		 Report Eto'o 26'
M'Boma 31'
Penalties
Okocha soccer ball with check mark
Okpara soccer ball with check mark
Kanu soccer ball with red X
Ikpeba soccer ball with red X
Oliseh soccer ball with check mark		 3–4 soccer ball with check mark M'Boma
soccer ball with check mark Wome
soccer ball with check mark Geremi
soccer ball with red X Foé
soccer ball with check mark Song
Attendance: 60,000

Cameroon at the 2002 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
 DR Congo 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 Togo 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 2
 Ivory Coast 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon 1–0 DR Congo
M'Boma 40'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Togo 0–0 Ivory Coast
Attendance: 15,000
Cameroon 1–0 Ivory Coast
M'Boma 85'
Attendance: 15,000
DR Congo 0–0 Togo
Attendance: 7,000
Cameroon 3–0 Togo
Mettomo 52'
Eto'o 80'
Olembé 89'
Attendance: 6,000
DR Congo 3–1 Ivory Coast
Yuvuladio 28'
Nonda 66'
Kimoto 81' (pen.)		 Traoré 86'
Attendance: 12,000
Quarterfinal
Cameroon 1–0 Egypt
M'Boma 62'
Attendance: 15,000
Semifinal
Mali 0–3 Cameroon
Olembé 39', 45+1'
Foé 84'
Attendance: 50,000
Final
Main article: 2002 African Cup of Nations Final
Senegal 0–0 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Report
Penalties
Coly soccer ball with check mark
Fadiga soccer ball with check mark
Faye soccer ball with red X
Diouf soccer ball with red X
Cissé soccer ball with red X		 2–3 soccer ball with red X Wome
soccer ball with check mark Suffo
soccer ball with check mark Lauren
soccer ball with check mark Geremi
soccer ball with red X Song
Attendance: 50,000

Cameroon at the 2004 African Cup of Nations[edit]

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Algeria 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Egypt 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]
Zimbabwe 1–2 Egypt
P. Ndlovu 46' T. Abdel Hamid 58'
Barakat 63'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)
Cameroon 1–1 Algeria
M'Boma 43' Zafour 52'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Cameroon 5–3 Zimbabwe
M'Boma 31', 44', 65'
M'Bami 40', 67'		 P. Ndlovu 8', 47' (pen.)
Nyandoro 89'
Attendance: 15,000
Algeria 2–1 Egypt
Mamouni 13'
Achiou 86'		 Belal 25'
Attendance: 15,000