Cameroon national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Cameroon women's national under-20 football team.

Cameroon Under-20

Nickname(s)	Les Lions Indomptables (The Indomitable Lions)
Association	Cameroonian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Martin 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

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Celebration after defeating Uruguay national under-20 football team

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	did not qualify
1979
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. ^[1]

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

Past squads

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

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

References

1. "Cameroon" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Cameroon's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	000.00
Australia	3	2	1	0	8	5	+3	066.67
Colombia	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
England	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	050.00
Germany	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Japan	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Mali	1	0	0	1	4	5	−1	000.00
Mexico	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Russia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
South Korea	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
United States	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	000.00
Uruguay	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Total	21	7	4	10	28	36	−8	033.33