Cameroon women's national under-20 football team
| Nickname | Les Lionnes Indomptables (The Indomitable Lionesses) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Cameroonian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | ||
| FIFA code | CMR | ||
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| African U-20 World Cup qualification | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2024) | ||
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2024) | ||
The Cameroon women's national under-20 football team represents Cameroon in international youth women's football competitions.
The team won the silver medal in the women's tournament at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[1][2]
Fixtures and results
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2025
| 20 September 2025 World Cup Q | Niger | 0–9 | Cameroon | Niamey |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) |
| 27 September 2025 World Cup Q | Cameroon | 9–0 | Niger | Yaoundé |
| 16:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium Referee: Aïssata Lam (Mauritania) |
2026
| 7 February 2026 World Cup Q | Cameroon | 5–0 | Botswana | Yaoundé |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Olembe Stadium Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania) |
| 13 February 2026 World Cup Q | Botswana | 1–0 | Cameroon | Francistown |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Hangara 77' | Report | Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Referee: Yemisi Akintoye (Nigeria) |
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws* | Losses | GF | GA | ||
| 2002 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||
| 2024 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 1/12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
| African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 7 | |||||||
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2002 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 2004 | |||||||
| 2006 | Round 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 2008 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 2012 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 2015 | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | Round 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||||||
| 2022 | Round 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | Qualified for World Cup | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 7/12 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 |
See also
References
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (29 August 2019). "Nigeria beat Cameroon on penalties in women's football final at African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "African Games 2019: Falconets beat Cameroon to win gold". BBC Sport (in Nigerian Pidgin). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Cameroon's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 25.00 |