Cameroon national under-17 football team

Football team representing Cameroon

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Nickname(s)

Les Lions Indomptables
(The Indomitable Lions)

Association

Fédération Camerounaise de Football

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

FIFA code

CMR

First colours

Second colours

Biggest defeat

Ghana 4–0 Cameroon

(Port-Gentil, Gabon; 14 May 2017)

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Appearances

2 (first in 2003)

Best result

Group stage (2003, 2019)

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

Appearances

8 (first in 1999)

Best result

Champions (2003, 2019)

The Cameroon national under-17 football team represents Cameroon in football at this age level and is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football. The team competes in the UNIFFAC Cup, Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and FIFA U-17 World Cup, both held every two years.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Hosts/Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not enter
1987	Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993	Did not enter
1995	Withdrew
1997	Did not enter
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	3	0	3	0	7	7
2005	Did not qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	6
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	Group stage	6	0	3	3	8	13

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Hosts/Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1995	Withdrew
1997	Did not enter
1999	Fourth place	5	1	2	2	4	5
2001	Group stage	3	1	1	1	7	3
2003	Champions	5	3	1	1	10	8
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	3
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Group stage	3	0	0	3	3	8
2017	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	5
2019	Champions	5	2	1	0	11	1
2023	Group stage	2	0	0	2	1	4
2025	To be determined
Total	Champions	29	11	6	13	38	37

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers
Appearances: 3
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	Did Not Enter
1987	Second round	2	1	0	1	3	3
1989	Second round	2	1	0	1	2	2
1991	Third round	2	0	1	1	0	1
1993	Did Not Enter
Total	Third round	6	2	1	3	5	6

Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.#

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between 29 April – 19 May.

Caps and goals are correct as of 4 May 2023, before the match against Mali.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Junior Abou	(2008-09-23) 23 September 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Fondation Tafi
	1GK	Cédric Badang	(2007-04-13) 13 April 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Ecole de Football Brasseries du Cameroun
	1GK	Jason Moulle	(2008-07-11) 11 July 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Union Douala

	2DF	Barnabe Atalmba	(2007-07-14) 14 July 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Ecole de Football Brasseries du Cameroun
	2DF	Henri Balla	(2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Olympique de Yaoundé
	2DF	Junior Fouda	(2007-05-04) 4 May 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Fortuna du Mfou
	2DF	Eiffrel Mbock	(2007-12-22) 22 December 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Oyili
	2DF	Ivan Meye	(2006-09-06) 6 September 2006 (age 18)	0	0	ANAFOOT
	2DF	Ebong Muabe	(2008-05-19) 19 May 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Fako United
	2DF	Stephane Noumbissie	(2006-12-25) 25 December 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Dauphine
	2DF	Ghane Talipouo	(2006-04-25) 25 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Fondation Tafi

	3MF	Collins Akamba	(2007-03-10) 10 March 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Ecole de Football Brasseries du Cameroun
	3MF	Miguel Atche	(2008-12-02) 2 December 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Young Talent Academy
	3MF	Jules Biloa	(2007-04-23) 23 April 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Oyili
	3MF	Sony Evina	(2006-10-12) 12 October 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Olympique Biwong Bane
	3MF	Abdel Mfonka	(2007-04-02) 2 April 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Young Talent Academy
	3MF	Maurel Olama	(2008-04-04) 4 April 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Fortuna du Mfou
	3MF	Samuel Tchomagni	(2007-02-25) 25 February 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Eding Sport

	4FW	Tize Abib	(2008-10-17) 17 October 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Soleil Garoua
	4FW	Tidjani Abdoullahi	(2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Player
	4FW	Abakar Aladji	(2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 (age 18)	0	0	AS King Football Academy
	4FW	Ayuck Cosmas	(2007-01-10) 10 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Best Stars de Limbe
	4FW	Harouna Djibirin	(2006-11-05) 5 November 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Dauphine
	4FW	Rodrigue Essono	(2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Player
	4FW	Dorinel Matah	(2007-02-10) 10 February 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Ecole de Football Brasseries du Cameroun
	4FW	Fils Njayick	(2007-08-22) 22 August 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Espoir

References

"Présentation des joueurs" (PDF) (in French). Fédération Camerounaise de Football. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

Football in Cameroon

Cameroonian Football Federation

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17
Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Elite One Elite Two
Women	Guinness Super League

Domestic cups

Men	Cameroonian Cup Super Coupe Roger Milla
Women	W-Cup W-Super Cup

Lists

v t e National sports teams of Cameroon
Male teams	Baseball Basketball (U-18) Beach Soccer Cricket Football (U-17 U-20 Olympic) Futsal Handball Rugby league Rugby union Tennis Volleyball
Female teams	Basketball (U-18) Cricket Football (U-17, U-20) Handball Rugby union Volleyball
Mixed teams	Badminton
Olympics Paralympics Commonwealth Games

v t e National under-17 football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion
Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA Football in Africa portal

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