Cameroon national under-20 football team

(Redirected from Cameroon U20 national football team) National under-20 association football team representing Cameroon This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Cameroon women's national under-20 football team.

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Cameroon Under-20

Nickname(s)

Les Lions Indomptables
(The Indomitable Lions)

Association

Cameroonian Football Federation

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Martin Mpile Ndtoungou

Captain

Jean Efala (2011)

Home stadium

Stade Omnisports

FIFA code

CMR

First colours

Second colours

The Cameroon national under-20 football team, more commonly known as The Indomitable Lions, represents Cameroon in international youth football competitions. The Stade Omnisports (Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo) in Yaounde is used for home games.

Appearances

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	did not qualify
1979	did not qualify
1981	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	6
1983	did not qualify
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	4	5
1995	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	7	6
1997	did not qualify
1999	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	8	9
2001	did not qualify
2003
2005
2007
2009	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	7
2011	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	3	3
2013	did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	to be determined
Total	6/24	21	7	4	10	28	36

Honors

African Youth Championship
- Winners (1): 1995
- Runners-up (4): 1981, 1993, 2009, 2011
- Third Place (1): 1999
Jeux de la Francophonie
- Third Place: 1997
- Fourth Place: 2001, 2005

Squad

The following squad was selected for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Jacques Kenmogne	(2003-12-10)10 December 2003 (aged 17)	APEJES Academy
2	2DF	Toussaint Njomo	(2002-04-05)5 April 2002 (aged 19)	Young Sports Academy de Bamenda
3	2DF	Fabrice Moudiki	(2001-06-04)4 June 2001 (aged 19)	Fauve Azur de Yaoundé
4	2DF	Adrien Tchokote	(2002-11-23)23 November 2002 (aged 18)	Montpellier HSC
5	2DF	Emmanuel Ngolle	(2003-09-03)3 September 2003 (aged 17)	APEJES Academy
6	3MF	François Dikobe	(2001-11-17)17 November 2001 (aged 19)	Renaissance FC de Ngoumou
7	4FW	Alexandre Essomba	(2003-07-25)25 July 2003 (aged 17)	Sahel FC
8	3MF	Silas Mbonjo		Djiko FC de Bandjoun
9	4FW	Didier Ngonzo		Renaissance FC de Ngoumou
10	4FW	Guillaume Fomumbod	(2002-08-18)18 August 2002 (aged 18)	Vitória de Guimarães
11	4FW	Yannick Tchakounte		APEJES Academy
12	3MF	Fabien Ngwa
13	3MF	Achille Tchoungui		NK Lokomotiva
14	2DF	Patrice Kemajou		Stade de Reims
15	3MF	Sébastien Njikam		MFK Vyškov
16	1GK	Olivier Fopa		Coton Sport FC de Garoua
17	3MF	Didier Njomo		PWD Bamenda
18	3MF	Théophile Kamga		FC Admira Wacker Mödling
19	4FW	Vincent Ngo'o		APEJES Academy
20	2DF	Michel Dikobe		Dragon FC de Yaoundé
21	1GK	Ghislain Fouda	(2002-07-09)9 July 2002 (aged 18)	LB Châteauroux
22	2DF	Lucas Fomekong	(2002-05-22)22 May 2002 (aged 18)	AS Saint-Étienne
23	3MF	Thierry Nkou		RC Bafoussam
24	4FW	Christophe Ngoumou		AS Ngangue Douala
25	2DF	Joseph Tchatchoua		Coton Sport FC de Garoua
26	3MF	Évariste Fogang		Fauve Azur de Yaoundé
27	4FW	Gilles Tchoutchoui		Adanaspor

Past squads

The squad that played the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup Head coach: Martin Mpile Ndtoungou

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Thierry Tangouatio	(1992-05-04)4 May 1992 (aged 19)	Sable de Batié
2	2DF	Eric Nyatchou	(1991-06-03)3 June 1991 (aged 20)	Racing Strasbourg
3	2DF	Ambroise Oyongo	(1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 20)	Coton Sport
4	2DF	Yaya Banana	(1991-07-29)29 July 1991 (aged 20)	Espérance de Tunis
5	2DF	Ghislain Mvom	(1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 18)	Les Astres
6	2DF	Idriss Nguessi	(1992-05-02)2 May 1992 (aged 19)	Etoa Meki
7	3MF	Edgar Salli	(1992-08-17)17 August 1992 (aged 18)	Monaco
8	3MF	Emmanuel Mbongo	(1993-03-13)13 March 1993 (aged 18)	Coton Sport
9	4FW	Franck Ohandza	(1991-09-28)28 September 1991 (aged 19)	Buriram United
10	3MF	Clarence Bitang	(1992-09-02)2 September 1992 (aged 18)	Buriram United
11	4FW	Yannick Makota	(1992-01-20)20 January 1992 (aged 19)	Nancy
12	3MF	Franck Nkom	(1991-09-18)18 September 1991 (aged 19)	Panthère FC
13	2DF	Serge Tchana	(1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 17)	Torre Levante
14	3MF	Yazid Atouba	(1993-01-02)2 January 1993 (aged 18)	Renaissance
15	2DF	Maxime Mengue	(1991-11-17)17 November 1991 (aged 19)	Canon Yaoundé
16	1GK	Jean Efala	(1992-08-11)11 August 1992 (aged 18)	Fovu
17	2DF	Jushua Mbuluba	(1992-01-15)15 January 1992 (aged 19)	Renaissance
18	3MF	Hervé Mbega	(1994-01-05)5 January 1994 (aged 17)	Mallorca
19	4FW	Christ Mbondi	(1992-02-02)2 February 1992 (aged 19)	Sion
20	4FW	Eric Same	(1992-02-23)23 February 1992 (aged 19)	Huracán Valencia
21	1GK	Eric Ngana	(1992-10-03)3 October 1992 (aged 18)	Renaissance

References

"Cameroon" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

Football in Cameroon

Cameroonian Football Federation

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
Women	Guinness Super League

Domestic cups

Men	Cameroonian Cup Super Coupe Roger Milla
Women	W-Cup W-Super Cup

Lists

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

v t e National under-20 football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania 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
Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA Football in Africa portal

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