Cameroon are one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon won its first tournament in 1984, Cameroon emerged and became a fearsome power of the tournament, winning the tournament again in 2000 and 2002. [1] [2]
The 2017 tournament was the last tournament to date Cameroon has won. [3]
| Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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| | Not affiliated to CAF | |||||||
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| | Did not enter | |||||||
| | Did not qualify | |||||||
| | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| | Did not qualify | |||||||
| | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| | Qualified | |||||||
| | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 5 Titles | 22/35 | 95 | 46 | 31 | 18 | 142 | 90 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Koum N'Doga | Pokou |
| Sudan | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gagarin Hasabu El-Sagheer Jaksa |
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tahi |
| Ivory Coast | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Losseni Pokou | Mengistu |
| Sudan | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jaksa Hasabu El-Sagheer | Tsébo |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
| Mali | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| B Traoré F. Keita B. Touré | Kaolo Adé |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Ghana | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| John Ebow Essien | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Miézan | Report | Abouzaid |
| Ivory Coast | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Milla Djonkep |
| Algeria | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Belloumi Yahi Kaci-Saïd Guendouz Madjer | 4–5 | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| Cameroon | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Milla | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
| Egypt | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelhamid Younes | Report |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| Cameroon | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kana-Biyik |
| Cameroon | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Omam-Biyik | Tueba |
| Cameroon | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Makanaky Ebwelle Omam-Biyik Bell | 1–3 | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| South Africa | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Masinga Williams Moshoeu |
| South Africa | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Williams |
| South Africa | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| El-Kass |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tchami |
| Burkina Faso | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| K. Ouédraogo Traoré | Saïb |
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kambou |
Group A of the 2000 AFCON remains as the only group stage that all four teams to achieve four points out of three matches.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Guel | Ouadja |
| Cameroon | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kalla Eto'o M'Boma |
| Ghana | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kalou Sie |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Togo | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| M'Boma |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| P. Ndlovu | T. Abdel Hamid Barakat |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advanced to the quarter-finals | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Sudan | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chamanga J. Mulenga F. Katongo |
| Egypt | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zaki | Report | C. Katongo |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 [a] | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 [a] | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 [a] | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Zambia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Mulenga | Report | Dhaouadi |
| Cameroon | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Geremi Eto'o Idrissou | Report | J. Mulenga C. Katongo |
| Zambia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Mulenga | Report | Dhaouadi |
| Cameroon | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Geremi Eto'o Idrissou | Report | J. Mulenga C. Katongo |
Guinea and Mali finished level on the second spot after the group stage, making the first drawing of lots needed at the tournament since 1988. Unlike some other international tournaments, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament regulations would not use fair-play criteria or a penalty shoot-out after the teams met on the last match day to determine the final group ranking. Both head coaches have openly criticised the regulations. [4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 [a] | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 [a] | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Doumbia | Report | M. Yattara |
| Mali | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| S. Yatabaré | Report | Oyongo |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gradel | Report | Sako |
| Cameroon | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gradel |
| 20 January 2015 | |||
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo | |
| Mali | 1–1 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo | |
| 24 January 2015 | |||
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo | |
| Cameroon | 1–1 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo | |
| 28 January 2015 | |||
| Cameroon | 0–1 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo | |
| Guinea | 1–1 | Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Gabon | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aubameyang | Report | Juary |
| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dayo | Report | Moukandjo |
| Gabon | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aubameyang | Report | Nakoulma |
| Cameroon | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Piqueti |
| Cameroon | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
| Cameroon | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 [a] | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 [a] | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Cameroon | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aboubakar | Report | Sangaré |
| Cameroon | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hotessa |
| Cape Verde | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigues | Report | Aboubakar |
| Cameroon | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Y. M'Changama |
| Gambia | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Toko Ekambi |
| Burkina Faso | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–5 | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 [a] | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 [a] | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |