Coton Sport FC de Garoua

Coton Sport
Full name Coton Sport Football Club de Garoua
Nickname(s) Les Cotonniers (The Cottoners)
Founded 1986
Ground Stade Omnisports Roumde-Adjia, Garoua
Ground Capacity 22,000
Chairman Pierre Kapténé
Manager Iran Ebrahim Talebi
League Elite One
2014 Elite One, 1st

Coton Sport Football Club de Garoua, or simply Coton Sport, is a Cameroonian football club based in Garoua. They play their home games at the Stade Omnisport de Garoua.

History

The club was founded in 1986 and campaigning in the lower leagues until they were promoted to the country's Premier League in 1992. Since 1996 Coton Sport has dominated local football winning eleven league titles in the process. In 2008 the club finished runners up in the CAF Champions League, losing to Al Ahly SC of Egypt in the final.[1][2]

Honours

National titles

Champions (14): 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015.
Runners-up (5): 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002.
Winners (6): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014.
Runners-up (1): 1999.

International titles

Runners-up (1): 2008
Runners-up (1): 2003

Players

Current squad

As of 24 March 2014.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Cameroon GK Georges Bokwe
2 Cameroon DF Moussa Bana
3 Cameroon DF Paul Yede-Yede
4 Cameroon DF Cédric Djeugoué
5 Central African Republic DF Nicaise Zimbori-Auzingoni
6 Niger MF Issiaka Koudize
7 Cameroon MF Moussa Souleymanou
8 Cameroon MF Richard Bassama
9 Niger FW Kamilou Daouda
10 Cameroon FW Louis Will Ndongo
11 Cameroon MF Alexander Nsangué
12 Togo DF Dakonam Djene
13 Cameroon MF Fabrice Ambassa
14 Cameroon FW Jean-Joseph Kombous
15 Cameroon DF Dzekem Bongyang
No. Position Player
16 Cameroon GK Maxime Loïc Feudjou
17 Cameroon MF Stéphane Kingue Mpondo
18 Cameroon MF Ismaël Mbang
20 Cameroon MF Moumi Ngamaleu
21 Cameroon MF Carlain Manga Mbah
22 Cameroon GK Simon Omossola
23 Cameroon MF Vasco Atchola
27 Cameroon MF Samuel Mounet
28 Cameroon DF Ibrahima Badamassi
29 Cameroon MF Ephraim Yossanguim
30 Cameroon FW Jean Ali
38 Cameroon GK Daouda Ibrahima
Cameroon FW Jacques Haman
Cameroon MF Yazid Atouba

Notable former coaches[4]

References

External links


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