Ambazonia national football team

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Ambazonia
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Confederation N.F.-Board
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First international
Flag of the Chechen Republic.svg  Chechnya 2–2 Ambazonia  Flag of the Federal Republic of Southern Cameroons.svg
(The Hague, Netherlands; 23 June 2005)
Biggest win
None
Biggest defeat
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 3–0 Ambazonia  Flag of the Federal Republic of Southern Cameroons.svg
(Costebelle, France; 20 November 2006)
Sami flag.svg  Sápmi 3–0 Ambazonia  Flag of the Federal Republic of Southern Cameroons.svg
(Costebelle, France; 21 November 2006)
Flag of Occitania (with star).svg  Occitania 3–0 Ambazonia  Flag of the Federal Republic of Southern Cameroons.svg
(Hyères, France; 23 November 2006)
Flag of Occitania (with star).svg  Occitania 3–0 Ambazonia  Flag of the Federal Republic of Southern Cameroons.svg
(Hyères, France; 24 November 2006)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006 )
Best resultFourth place (2006)

The Ambazonia national football team represents Ambazonia, a political entity in the former Southern Cameroons. [1] They are not affiliated with FIFA and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup. [2] Instead, they are part of the N.F.-Board and can compete in their competitions.

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History

Ambazonia is a movement by Anglophone Cameroonian separatists who want the Northwest and Southwest of Cameroon to be independent. [3] The Ambazonia national football team competed in the 2006 Viva World Cup. [4] The team has been nicknamed the Wata na Wata football team. [5]

Historical kits

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2005 Home
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2017 Home

Sources: [6] [7]

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References

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  2. "Southern Cameroons to apply for CAF, FIFA membership". cameroonconcordnews.com.
  3. "The British Southern Cameroonians who don't enjoy football". cameroonintelligencereport.com.
  4. "VIVA World Cup: The Voice of The Voiceless". nutmegassist.com (Archived).
  5. "Interim Government Christened Ambazonia National Football Team "Wata Na Wata Football Team"". bareta.news.
  6. "2005".
  7. "2017".