# Cameroon national under-23 football team

Cameroon national under-23 football team, also known as the Indomitable Lions (Les Lions Indomptables), represents Cameroon in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except during the Olympic Games where the use of three overage players is allowed. The team is controlled by the Cameroonian Football Federation.

## Players
### Current squad

* The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches.
* Match dates: 25 and 28 March 2023
* Opposition: Gabon
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Maurice Tchuisseu | (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Caennaise |
| 1GK | Vincent Fotsing | (2003-04-12) 12 April 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Marseille |
| 2DF | François Tchuenkam | (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Toulouse |
| 2DF | Jacques Nkouonlack | (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Alavés |
| 2DF | Guillaume Nkouam | (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Red Star |
| 2DF | Adrien Nkonda | (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Saint-Étienne |
| 3MF | Gaël Nkembe | (2001-11-17) 17 November 2001 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Cape Town City |
| 3MF | Jules Tchakounte | (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Troyes |
| 3MF | Théophile Toukam | (2002-08-18) 18 August 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Poblense |
| 3MF | Régis Njiokam | (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Cádiz |
| 3MF | Alexandre Mpondo | (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Marseille |
| 3MF | Lucien Djeukam | (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Seraing |
| 3MF | Pascal Ndoumbe | (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Daugavpils |
| 4FW | Laurent Ntangsi | (2001-12-22) 22 December 2001 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Real Valladolid |
| 4FW | Patrice Nguetsa | (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | FUS Rabat |
| 4FW | Didier Mvele | (2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Charleroi |
| 4FW | Gilles Njume | (2001-10-07) 7 October 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Tuzlaspor |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also received a call-up to the Cameroon under-23 squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Junior Hecube | (2003-12-10) 10 December 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | APEJES Academy | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| GK | Jacques Bruno Mbiandjeu | (2002-10-19) 19 October 2002 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Nice | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| DF | Ali Goni | (2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Coton Sport | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| DF | Jean Ulrich Ndong | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Les Astres | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| DF | Ibrahim Saidou | (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Fauve Azur Elite | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| DF | Igor Tsolefack | Unknown | 0 | 0 | APEJES Academy | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| MF | Arthur Avom | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Fauve Azur Elite | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| MF | Benjamin Bieleu | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Bamboutos | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| MF | Harisson Djonkep | (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Eding Sport | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| MF | Banmassa Franklin | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Colombe Sportive | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| MF | Joseph Iyendjock | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Union Douala | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| MF | Djawal Kaiba | (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Coton Sport | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| MF | Yannick Noah | (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Dragon Club | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| FW | Saidou Alioum | (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Hammarby Talang | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| FW | Ivan Cabrel Djantou | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Les Astres | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |
| FW | Patient Wassou | (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Coton Sport | v. Angola, 30 October 2022 |

### Overage players in Olympic Games

| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| 2000 | Serge Mimpo (DF) | Patrick M'Boma (FW) | |
| 2008 | Antonio Ghomsi (DF) | Gustave Bebbe (FW) | |

## Honours

* Summer Olympic Games
** Gold Medal: 2000
* African Games
** Gold Medal: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007
** Bronze Medal: 2011

## Footnotes

* ↑ Most of the national sporting teams in Cameroon go by this name, including the Cameroon national rugby league team.