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| Association | Fédération Camerounaise de Handball | ||
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| Appearances | 15 (First in 1974 ) | ||
| Best result | 2nd (1974) | ||
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The Cameroon national handball team is the national handball team of Cameroon.
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Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins.
The Cameroon national football team, represents Cameroon in men's international football and It is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football. The team has qualified seven times for the FIFA World Cup, more than any other African team. However, the team has only made it once out of the group stage. They were the first African team to reach the quarter-final of the FIFA World Cup in 1990, losing to England in extra time. They have also won five Africa Cup of Nations and Olympic gold in 2000. The team represents Cameroon both in FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Sports in Cameroon is practiced widely by the population and advocated by the national government. Cameroonians take pride in victories at international competitions, making sport an important source of national unity. Traditional sports in Cameroon include canoe racing, swimming, tug of war, and wrestling. Wrestling has featured in the initiation rites and other ceremonies of ethnic groups such as the Bakweri and the Duala. However, in modern times, sports such as basketball, boxing, cycling, handball, netball, and table tennis have become popular. The 40 km Mount Cameroon Race of Hope draws several hundred runners each year. Tourists hike, rock climb, and mountaineer, especially up Mount Cameroon. Yaoundé, Tiko and Kribi have golf courses. Rugby union is also played, with about 15 clubs and 3000 players nationally.
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1938, and the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1957.
Natalija Todorovska, née Natalia Malakhova was a Russian and then Macedonian handball player.
Nina Kamto Njitam is a French handball player, born in Cameroon. She plays for the French national team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, where the French team placed fifth, and in the 2012 Summer Olympics, where the French team also finished in 5th.
The Cameroon women's national handball team is the national team of Cameroon. It takes part in international handball competitions. The team first participated in an IHF World Women's Handball Championship in 2005, where they placed 22nd.
The 2011 edition of the Women's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 8th, organized by the African Handball Confederation and played under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament ran from September 8–17, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique, contested by 12 national teams and won by Egypt.
The 2011 edition of the Women's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 8th, organized by the African Handball Confederation and played under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament ran from September 8–17, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique, contested by 12 national teams and won by Angola.
The 2016 African Women's Handball Championship was held in Luanda, Angola from 28 November to 7 December 2016. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship.
The 2009 African Women's Handball Champions League was the 31st edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from October 21–30 at the Palais des Sports in Yaoundé, Cameroon, contested by 8 teams and won by Atlético Petróleos de Luanda of Angola.
The 2009 African Handball Champions League was the 31st edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from October 21–30 at the Palais des Sports in Yaoundé, Cameroon, contested by 11 teams and won by Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers of Algeria.
The 2011 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup was the 27th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from April 14–22, 2011 at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports de Warda in Yaoundé, Cameroon, contested by 8 teams and won by Zamalek Sporting Club of Egypt.
The 2003 edition of the Women's Handball Tournament of the African Games was the 6th, organized by the African Handball Confederation and played under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held in Abuja, Nigeria, contested by 8 national teams and won by Cameroon.
The 1985 African Men's Handball Championship, was held in Luanda, Angola, from 14 to 23 September 1985. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1986 World Championship in Switzerland.
The 2004 African Men's Handball Championship, was held in Cairo, Egypt, from 8 to 18 April 2004. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 2005 World Championship in Tunisia.
Isabelle Noelle Mben Mbediang is a Cameroonian handball player for Yenimahalle Bld. SK and the Cameroonian national team.
Jean Marie Zambo is a Cameroonian handball coach. He coaches the Cameroonian national team and participated at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany.
Pasma Nchouapouognigni is a Cameroonian handball player for DSGP and the Cameroonian national team.
Cameroon competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total athletes representing Cameroon won 5 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 9 bronze medals and the country finished 11th in the medal table.
