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General Information for Cameroon

Fédération Camerounaise de Football
Founded
1959
FIFA entry
1964
Average height in 1997
1.8m
Average age in 1997
22.2
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Depireux, Henri (Coach)

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Depireux, Henri (Coach)

Day of Birth
1944-02-01
Day of Death
2022-04-08
Matches
12 (7 / 5)
Goto coach Henri Depireux

Onguéné, Jean Manga (Coach)

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Onguéné, Jean Manga (Coach)

Day of Birth
1946-06-12
Place of Birth
Ngoulemekong (Cameroon)
Height
1.80m
Matches
8 (3 / 5)
Goto coach Jean Manga Onguéné

Players of Cameroon in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Songo'o, Jacques 1964-03-17 Goalkeeper Spain Deportivo La Coruña 11 0 0 0 0 0
Ongandzi, Vincent 1975-11-22 Goalkeeper Cameroon Unisport Bafang 2 0 0 0 0 0
Njeukam, Bruno 1978-07-31 Goalkeeper France Le Havre AC B 1 0 0 1 0 0
Boukar, Alioum 1972-01-03 Goalkeeper Turkey Samsunspor 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mimboe, Tobie 1964-06-30 Defender Turkey Gençlerbirliği Ankara 11 0 0 0 0 0
Womé, Pierre 1979-03-26 Left Back Italy Lucchese Libertas 10 0 0 0 0 0
Etchi, Ernest 1975-06-04 Centre Back Cameroon Cotonsport Garoua 9 0 0 1 0 0
Billong, Romarin 1970-06-11 Left Back France AS Saint-Étienne 7 2 0 0 0 0
Kalla, Raymond 1975-04-22 Centre Back Greece Panachaiki GE 7 0 0 0 0 0
Song, Rigobert 1976-07-01 Centre Back France FC Metz 7 0 0 0 0 0
Mettomo, Lucien 1977-04-19 Centre Back France AS Saint-Étienne B 4 0 0 1 0 0
Abderrahmane, Louis 1971-11-08 Defender Cameroon Cotonsport Garoua 4 0 0 0 0 0
Kom, Vincent 1968-07-02 Defender Cameroon Racing Bafoussam 2 2 0 0 0 0
Billong, Michel Pensée 1973-06-16 Centre Back South Korea Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 2 0 0 0 0 0
Moukoko, Simon 1976-11-17 Defender Mexico Tecos UA Guadalajara 2 0 0 0 0 0
Étamé Mayer, Lauren 1977-01-19 Right Back Spain Levante UD 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ekemé, Samuel 1966-07-12 Defender USA Kansas City Attack 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mbvoumin, Jean-Claude 1973-12-05 Defender France US Boulogne-sur-Mer 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ndongo Mpessa, François 1978-12-03 Defender Cameroon Canon Yaoundé 0 1 0 0 0 0
Pauclair, Jouda 1979-05-05 Defender 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nguimbat, Aaron 1978-03-13 Defender 0 0 0 1 0 0
Njitap, Geremi 1978-12-20 Right Midfielder Turkey Gençlerbirliği Ankara 7 2 0 0 0 0
Moreau, Fabrice 1967-10-07 Midfielder Spain Rayo Vallecano Madrid 6 0 1 0 0 0
Foé, Marc-Vivien 1975-05-01 Centre Midfielder France RC Lens 6 0 0 0 0 0
Mangan, Cyrille 1976-09-13 Midfielder Greece Škoda Xanthi 3 1 1 1 0 0
Kima-Beyissa, Jean 1974-07-16 Midfielder Cameroon Tonnerre KC Yaoundé 3 0 0 0 0 0
Tchango, Joseph 1978-11-28 Midfielder Mexico Tecos UA Guadalajara 2 3 1 0 0 0
Epallé, Joël 1978-02-20 Right Midfielder Greece Ethnikos Piraios 2 3 0 0 0 0
Simo, Augustine 1978-09-18 Attacking Midfielder France AS Saint-Étienne 2 1 2 0 0 0
Olembé, Salomon 1980-12-08 Left Midfielder France FC Nantes 2 1 0 1 0 1
Saïdou, Alioum 1978-02-19 Defensive Midfielder Cameroon Cotonsport Garoua 2 1 0 0 0 0
Etot, Constantin 1966-06-09 Midfielder Spain Burgos CF 1 1 1 0 0 0
Moukwelle, Sylvain 1978-01-13 Midfielder Cameroon Kadji SA Douala 1 1 0 0 0 0
Bakenda Midfielder 1 0 1 0 0 0
Etchi, Samuel Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tapoko, Guy-Noël 1968-12-25 Midfielder France Stade Lavallois 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ousmanou, Sanda 1979-02-12 Midfielder 0 1 0 0 0 0
Oyie, Patrick Midfielder 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mimpo, Serge 1974-02-06 Midfielder Greece Panachaiki GE 0 0 0 1 0 0
Zoalang, Paul Placide Midfielder 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mboma, Patrick 1970-11-15 Centre Forward Japan Gamba Ōsaka 8 0 6 0 0 0
Tchoutang, Bernard 1976-09-02 Left Winger Netherlands Roda JC Kerkrade 8 0 3 0 0 0
Missé-Missé, Jean-Jacques 1968-08-07 Striker England Chesterfield FC 5 1 2 0 0 0
Tchami, Alphonse 1971-09-14 Centre Forward Germany Hertha BSC Berlin 5 0 0 0 0 0
Suffo, Patrick 1978-01-17 Centre Forward France FC Nantes 4 1 1 1 0 0
Bayamba, Elie 1981-01-23 Striker Cameroon Union Douala 3 1 0 0 0 0
Job, Joseph-Désiré 1977-12-01 Left Winger France Olympique Lyonnais 3 0 1 0 0 0
Omam-Biyik, François 1966-05-21 Centre Forward Italy Sampdoria Genova 3 0 0 0 0 0
Eto'o, Samuel 1981-03-10 Centre Forward Spain CD Leganés 2 1 0 0 0 0
Oben-Takang, Emmanuel 1975-12-25 Striker 2 1 0 0 0 0
Ipoua, Samuel 1973-03-01 Centre Forward Austria Rapid Wien 2 0 0 0 0 0
Etougou, Marc 1974 Striker 1 2 0 0 0 0
Embé, David 1973-11-13 Centre Forward Mexico Tecos UA Guadalajara 1 1 0 0 0 0
Endene, François 1978-10-20 Striker Mexico Bachilleres Guadalajara 1 0 1 0 0 0
Dikoumé, François 1979-01-17 Striker 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bella, Cyrille 1975-06-11 Striker Paraguay Cerro Porteño Asunción 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ekounga, Eric 1977-02-24 Striker Cameroon Dynamo Douala 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mabongue unknown 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ahidjo unknown 0 0 0 1 0 0
Youmbi, Jacob unknown 0 0 0 1 0 0

Matches of Cameroon in 1997

Missing match data:
  • Congo (20.04.) m
  • Togo (24.12.) p
  • Cuba (22.10.) p
  • Zambia (01.06.) p
  • Martinique (19.10.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-01-12
Cameroon
Cameroon
Angola
Angola
0:0 c
Cameroon vs. Angola
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
1997-01-26
Cameroon
Cameroon
Namibia
Namibia
4:0 c
Cameroon vs. Namibia
African 1998 - Group 5
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
1997-02-22
Kenya
Kenya
Cameroon
Cameroon
0:0 c
Kenya vs. Cameroon
African 1998 - Group 5
Moi International Sports Centre
1997-03-09
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Cameroon
Cameroon
5:0 c
Costa Rica vs. Cameroon
Friendly
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
1997-04-06
Cameroon
Cameroon
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1:0 c
Cameroon vs. Zimbabwe
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
1997-04-20
Cameroon
Cameroon
Congo
Congo
2:0 m
Cameroon vs. Congo
Friendly
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
1997-04-27
Cameroon
Cameroon
Togo
Togo
2:0 c
Cameroon vs. Togo
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
1997-06-01
Zambia
Zambia
Cameroon
Cameroon
3:0 p
Zambia vs. Cameroon
Friendly
Independence Stadium Lusaka
1997-06-08
Angola
Angola
Cameroon
Cameroon
1:1 c
Angola vs. Cameroon
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
Estádio da Cidadela
1997-06-22
Cameroon
Cameroon
Gabon
Gabon
2:2 c
Cameroon vs. Gabon
African 1998 - Group 5
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
1997-07-12
Namibia
Namibia
Cameroon
Cameroon
0:1 c
Namibia vs. Cameroon
African 1998 - Group 5
Independence Stadium Windhoek
1997-07-27
Cameroon
Cameroon
Kenya
Kenya
1:1 c
Cameroon vs. Kenya
African 1998 - Group 5
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
1997-08-07
Nigeria
Nigeria
Cameroon
Cameroon
1:0 c
Nigeria vs. Cameroon
Friendly
Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
1997-08-09
Cameroon
Cameroon
Zambia
Zambia
3:3 (4:3) c
Cameroon vs. Zambia
Friendly
Stade Olympique d'El Menzah
1997-08-17
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Cameroon
Cameroon
1:2 c
Zimbabwe vs. Cameroon
World Cup 1998 - Group 4
National Sports Stadium Harare
1997-10-19
Martinique
Martinique
Cameroon
Cameroon
2:1 p
Martinique vs. Cameroon
Friendly
Stade Sylvio Cator
1997-10-22
Cameroon
Cameroon
Cuba
Cuba
1:1 (1:4) p
Cameroon vs. Cuba
Friendly
Stade Sylvio Cator
1997-11-15
England
England
Cameroon
Cameroon
2:0 c
England vs. Cameroon
Friendly
Wembley Stadium
1997-12-22
Egypt
Egypt
Cameroon
Cameroon
2:0 c
Egypt vs. Cameroon
Friendly
Cairo International Stadium
1997-12-24
Cameroon
Cameroon
Togo
Togo
3:1 p
Cameroon vs. Togo
Friendly
Cairo International Stadium
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Match Progress for Cameroon in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Cameroon

Opponent M W D L G
DR Congo
DR Congo
31 15 8 8 42
Egypt
Egypt
27 6 5 16 28
Congo
Congo
24 9 5 10 38
Gabon
Gabon
24 12 8 4 30
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
21 9 1 11 41
Togo
Togo
21 14 4 3 45
Nigeria
Nigeria
19 5 4 10 21
Angola
Angola
18 7 8 3 22
Tunisia
Tunisia
17 8 7 2 25
Zambia
Zambia
16 7 6 3 33
Guinea
Guinea
15 5 7 3 21
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
14 8 4 2 23
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
13 8 2 3 19
Morocco
Morocco
13 7 4 2 16
Senegal
Senegal
11 5 2 4 13
Algeria
Algeria
11 7 2 2 24
Malawi
Malawi
11 6 4 1 19
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
11 6 4 1 23
Chad
Chad
11 10 1 0 24
Ghana
Ghana
10 2 6 2 7
Kenya
Kenya
10 6 4 0 19
South Africa
South Africa
9 1 5 3 10
Sudan
Sudan
9 5 1 3 17
Libya
Libya
9 5 3 1 11
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
9 6 1 2 23
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
8 4 2 2 12
Mozambique
Mozambique
8 7 0 1 21
Niger
Niger
7 4 2 1 8
Mali
Mali
7 2 5 0 9
Brazil
Brazil
7 2 0 5 3
Namibia
Namibia
6 3 2 1 8
Uganda
Uganda
6 3 1 2 12
Benin
Benin
6 5 1 0 14
Mauritius
Mauritius
5 5 0 0 19
South Korea
South Korea
5 0 2 3 3
Japan
Japan
5 0 2 3 0
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
5 3 2 0 12
Rwanda
Rwanda
5 3 2 0 7
England
England
4 0 1 3 4
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
4 2 2 0 4
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
4 4 0 0 6
Madagascar
Madagascar
4 3 0 1 11
Germany
Germany
4 0 1 3 3
India
India
4 1 2 1 10
Gambia
Gambia
4 4 0 0 8
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
4 2 1 1 6
Colombia
Colombia
4 2 0 2 3
Eswatini
Eswatini
3 1 2 0 5
Italy
Italy
3 0 2 1 1
Denmark
Denmark
3 1 0 2 4
Comoros
Comoros
3 2 1 0 6
Russia
Russia
3 0 1 2 1
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 1 2 2
Poland
Poland
3 1 2 0 3
Tanzania
Tanzania
3 1 1 1 2
Iran
Iran
3 1 2 0 3
Austria
Austria
3 1 2 0 3
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 1
France
France
3 0 1 2 3
Liberia
Liberia
3 3 0 0 6
Mauritania
Mauritania
2 2 0 0 2
Eritrea
Eritrea
2 1 1 0 1
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 6
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
2 2 0 0 4
Argentina
Argentina
2 1 1 0 3
Chile
Chile
2 0 1 1 1
Finland
Finland
2 1 1 0 2
Burundi
Burundi
2 2 0 0 4
Indonesia
Indonesia
2 1 1 0 1
Somalia
Somalia
2 2 0 0 6
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
2 2 0 0 3
Canada
Canada
2 1 0 1 3
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 0 2 2
Lesotho
Lesotho
2 1 0 1 4
Cuba
Cuba
1 0 0 1 2
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 0 0 1 0
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 0
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 0
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 0
Australia
Australia
1 0 1 0 1
Moldova
Moldova
1 1 0 0 1
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 0 0 1 0
Maldives
Maldives
1 1 0 0 3
Albania
Albania
1 0 1 0 0
Greece
Greece
1 1 0 0 3
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 1
Ireland
Ireland
1 0 1 0 1
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 1 0 0
Panama
Panama
1 0 1 0 1
Romania
Romania
1 1 0 0 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1 1 0 0 2
Georgia
Georgia
1 0 1 0 0
Nepal
Nepal
1 1 0 0 5
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 3
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 0 1 0 1
USA
USA
1 0 1 0 0
Sweden
Sweden
1 0 1 0 2
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 0
Iraq
Iraq
1 1 0 0 1
Martinique
Martinique
1 0 0 1 1
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 0 0 1 0
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 0 1 0 1
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 0 1 1
Kuwait
Kuwait
1 1 0 0 3
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 0
Syria
Syria
1 0 1 0 2
Turkey
Turkey
1 1 0 0 1
Slovakia
Slovakia
1 0 1 0 1
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