# Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations

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 record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1957 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1959 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1962 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF |
| 1963 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF |
| 1965 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1970 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 1972 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1982 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 1986 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 1988 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 1992 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 1998 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 2000 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 2002 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 2006 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2008 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| 2010 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 5 Titles | 21/34 | 95 | 46 | 31 | 18 | 142 | 90 |
    *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

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
| Sudan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |

### Cameroon at the 1972 African Cup of Nations
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| Mali | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Togo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |

#### Third place match
### Cameroon at the 1982 African Cup of Nations
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Libya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |

### Cameroon at the 1984 African Cup of Nations
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Togo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |

#### Final
### Cameroon at the 1986 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| Morocco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Algeria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Zambia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |

#### Final
### Cameroon at the 1988 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |

#### Final
### Cameroon at the 1990 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |

### Cameroon at the 1992 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Zaire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Morocco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |

#### Third place play-off
### Cameroon at the 1996 African Cup of Nations
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| Angola | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |

### Cameroon at the 1998 African Cup of Nations
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |

#### 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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Togo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |

#### Final
### Cameroon at the 2002 African Cup of Nations
#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Togo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |

#### Final
### Cameroon at the 2004 African Cup of Nations
#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |

#### Quarter-finals
### Cameroon at the 2006 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Angola | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |

#### Quarter-finals
### Cameroon at the 2008 African Cup of Nations
#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |

#### Final
### Cameroon at the 2010 African Cup of Nations
#### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Gabon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
* 1 2 3 The tie-breaking criteria for teams level on points consider only the results of matches between those teams (in this case, this excludes their results against Tunisia). All three teams were level on points and goal difference, and were ranked based on goals scored: Zambia 4, Cameroon 3, Gabon 2.

#### 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.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Mali | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Guinea and Mali were tied on head-to-head record, overall goal difference, and overall goals scored. A drawing of lots took place on 29 January 2015, 16:00 local time at the Hilton Malabo. Guinea selected the lot for 2nd place and advanced to the quarter-finals as the group runner-up.
| 20 January 2015 |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Guinea | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo |
| Mali | 1–1 | Cameroon | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo |
| 24 January 2015 |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Mali | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo |
| Cameroon | 1–1 | Guinea | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo |
| 28 January 2015 |
| Cameroon | 0–1 | Ivory Coast | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo |
| Guinea | 1–1 | Mali | Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo |

### Cameroon at the 2017 African Cup of Nations
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Gabon (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

#### Final
### Cameroon at the 2019 African Cup of Nations
#### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Benin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |

#### Round of 16
### Cameroon at the 2021 African Cup of Nations
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cameroon (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Cape Verde 0–1 Burkina Faso.

#### Third place play-off
### Cameroon at the 2023 African Cup of Nations
#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Senegal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Gambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points and overall goal difference. Overall goals scored: Cameroon 5, Guinea 2.