Marc-Vivien Foé was a Cameroonian professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder for both club and country.
Albert Roger Miller, known as Roger Milla, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage. He played in three World Cups for the Cameroon national team.
The most popular sport in Cameroon is football. The national team is traditionally one of the strongest teams on the African continent. They have participated in the World Cup 8 times, and in 1990 they reached the quarter-finals. It took extra time before England won the game 3–2. They have also won the African Cup of Nations 5 times as well as winning Olympic gold in Sydney in 2000. Among the most famous players are Roger Milla, Thomas N'Kono and Samuel Eto'o.
Adolphe Teikeu Kamgang is a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a defender for the French Ligue 2 club Caen and the Cameroon national team.
The Cameroonian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Cameroon. It is known as FECAFOOT.
The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international Women's football championship contested by 24 women's national teams representing member associations of FIFA. It took place between 7 June and 7 July 2019, with 52 matches staged in nine cities in France, which was awarded the right to host the event in March 2015, the first time the country hosted the tournament. The tournament was the first Women's World Cup to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system. This was the second and last edition with 24 teams before expanding to 32 teams for the 2023 tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
The Central African Republic women's national football team represents the Central African Republic (CAR) in international women's football. It is governed by the Central African Football Federation. It played its first international matches in 2018 in the Cup of Nations qualifiers. The country's youth national team has played in several matches and events, including an Under-19 World Cup qualifying competition in which the team lost in the semi-finals. As is the case across Africa, the women's game faces numerous challenges. Football was only formally organised in 2000, and there are only 400 players competing at the national level.
The Kenya women's national football team represents Kenya in women's football and is controlled by the Football Kenya Federation.
Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Championship and the Cameroon national team. She previously played for Rossiyanka.
Madeleine Michèle Ngono Mani Epse Ongueme, known as Madeleine Ngono Mani, is a Cameroonian football who plays as a striker. She is a member of the Cameroonian national team, with which she has played the 2012 Summer Olympics, the African Women's Championship, and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Gaëlle Deborah Enganamouit is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for the Cameroon women's national team.
Ghana women's national under-17 football team represents Ghana in international youth football competitions. It is one of the strongest in Africa and is the only African nation to have qualified to every youth World Cup until they failed to qualify for 2022 in India.
The 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 2008.
Ligia Elena “Gigi” Moreira Burgos is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish Primera Federación club Córdoba CF and captains the Ecuador women's national team.
Jérôme Junior Onguéné is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Cameroon national team.
Jeando Pourrat Fuchs is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Israeli Premier League club Bnei Sakhnin and the Cameroon national team.
Nouhou Tolo, sometimes known mononymically as Nouhou, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and the Cameroon national team. He represented Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Easther Kellsy Philomene Mayi Kith is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for French Première Ligue club Saint-Étienne. Born in Canada to Cameroonian parents, she plays for Cameroon women's national team.
Alexandra Takounda Engolo, known as Alexandra Takounda, is a Cameroonian football forward who have played for Beylerbeyi and the Cameroon women's national team.
Vanessa Noelle Kiomegne Djomo, also known as Vanessa Djomo or Kiomegne Djomo Vanessa, is a Cameroonian football midfielder, who plays for Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor in the Turkish Women's Super League with jersey number 8.
