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Africa Cup of Nations 2008, team profile:Cameroon

January 16, 2008

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Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Lions Indomptables (Indomitable Lions), is the national team of Cameroon and is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football. It is one of Africa’s most successful sides, as Cameroon was the first African team to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup, in 1990, losing to England in extra time. They have also won 4 African Nations Cups, as well as the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Cameroon team captain- Rigobert Song

TEAM BIO

Nickname: Lions Indomptables(Indomitable Lions)
Association: Fédération Camerounaise de Football
Confederation: CAF (Africa)
Head coach: Otto Pfister
Asst coach: Jules Nyongha
Captain: Rigobert Song
Most caps: Rigobert Song (108)
Top scorer: Patrick Mboma (33)
Home stadium: Stade Omnisports
FIFA code: CMR
FIFA ranking: 24
Highest FIFA ranking: 11 (November 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking: 62 (April 1997)
Elo ranking: 33
Highest Elo ranking: 12 (June 2003)
Lowest Elo ranking: 76 (April 1995)

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Cameroon team star- Samuel Eto

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