Football in Cameroon

The most popular sport in Cameroon is football.^[1] The national team is traditionally one of the strongest teams on the African continent.^[2] They have participated in the World Cup 5 times, and in 1990 they reached the quarter-finals. It took extra time before England won the game 3-2. They have also won the African Cup of Nations 4 times as well as winning Olympic gold in Sydney in 2000.^[3] Among the most famous players are Roger Milla, Thomas N'Kono and Samuel Eto'o.^[4]

References

↑ "BBC News - Magic fails to help Cameroon's footballers". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/worldcup/world-cup-2014-where-did-it-all-go-wrong-for-shambolic-cameroon-9555263.html
↑ "CNNSI.com - Olympic Sports - Soccer - Joyous Cameroon celebrates Olympic gold - Tuesday November 14, 2000 09:47 AM". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
↑ Press Association (2010-12-20). "Samuel Eto'o voted African Player of the Year for a record fourth time | Football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2013-08-15.

Fédération Camerounaise de Football

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Elite One Elite Two

Domestic cups

Men	Cameroonian Cup Super Coupe Roger Milla

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

Football in Africa

Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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