Cameroon are one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations. Cameroon won its first tournament in 1984, Cameroon emerged and became a fearsome power of the tournament, winning the tournament again in 2000 and 2002.
The 2017 tournament was the last tournament to date Cameroon has won.
Overall record Africa Cup of Nations recordYearRoundPosition* 1957Part of 1959 1962Not affiliated to CAF 1963 1965Did not enter 1968Did not qualify 1970Group stage5th320175 1972Third place3rd5311105 1974Did not qualify 1976 1978 1980 1982Group stage5th303011 1984Champions1st531193 1986Runners-up2nd532085 1988Champions1st532041 1990Group stage5th310223 1992Fourth place4th522143 1994Did not qualify 1996Group stage9th311157 1998Quarter-finals8th421154 2000Champions1st6321115 2002Champions1st651090 2004Quarter-finals6th412176 20065th431082 2008Runners-up2nd6402148 2010Quarter-finals7th411268 2012Did not qualify 2013 2015Group stage13th302123 2017Champions 1st633073 2019Round of 1613th412143 2021Third place3rd7430147 2023Round of 1614th411258 2025Quarter-Finals7th531165 2027To be determinedTotal5 Titles22/3510049321914895 *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out. **Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Participation history
Cameroon at the 1970 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Cameroon at the 1972 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Semi-finals
Third place match
Cameroon at the 1982 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Cameroon at the 1984 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Semi-finals
Final
Cameroon at the 1986 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Semi-finals
Final
Cameroon at the 1988 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Semi-finals
Final
Cameroon at the 1990 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Cameroon at the 1992 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Cameroon at the 1996 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Cameroon at the 1998 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Quarter-finals
Cameroon at the 2000 African Cup of Nations
Group A Group A of the 2000 AFCON remains as the only group stage that all four teams to achieve four points out of three matches.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Cameroon at the 2002 African Cup of Nations
Group C
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Cameroon at the 2004 African Cup of Nations
Group C
Quarter-finals
Cameroon at the 2006 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Quarter-finals
Cameroon at the 2008 African Cup of Nations
Group C
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Cameroon at the 2010 African Cup of Nations
Group D
Quarter-finals
Cameroon at the 2015 African Cup of Nations
Group D
Guinea and Mali finished level on the second spot after the group stage, making the first drawing of lots needed at the tournament since 1988. Unlike some other international tournaments, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament regulations would not use fair-play criteria or a penalty shoot-out after the teams met on the last match day to determine the final group ranking. Both head coaches have openly criticised the regulations.
20 January 20151–1Estadio de Malabo, Malabo1–1Estadio de Malabo, Malabo24 January 20151–1Estadio de Malabo, Malabo1–1Estadio de Malabo, Malabo28 January 20150–1Estadio de Malabo, Malabo1–1Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo
Cameroon at the 2017 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Cameroon at the 2019 African Cup of Nations
Group F
Round of 16
Cameroon at the 2021 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Cameroon at the 2023 African Cup of Nations
Group C
Round of 16
Cameroon at the 2025 African Cup of Nations
Group A
4
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
See also Cameroon at the FIFA Confederations Cup Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup
Notes
References
External links Africa Cup of Nations – Archives competitions – cafonline.com