Cameroon national rugby league team
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| Team information | ||||||
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| Governing body | Cameroon Rugby League XIII | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach | Khalil Njoya | |||||
| IRL ranking | 37th | |||||
| Team results | ||||||
| First international | ||||||
 Cameroon 4 – 8 Morocco  (Lagos, Nigeria; 2 October 2019) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
 Nigeria 36 – 2 Cameroon (Accra, Ghana; 28 September 2022) | ||||||
The Cameroon national rugby league team, known as the Indomitable Lions,[a] represent Cameroon in international rugby league football competition.
They made their debut in the 2019 Middle East Africa Championship in October 2019 with a 4-8 loss to Morocco[2] in Lagos, Nigeria, after travelling by bus for eight days to get there.[1]
As of September 2022[update] the Cameroon team is ranked 36th in the Rugby League International Federation world rankings.[3][1]
Most recent squad
[edit]Squad for 2019 MEA Rugby League Championship, as of 20 September 2019:[4]
- Armel Damdja
- Bidjana Jean Claude
- Nguele Hermand
- Hamadou Moussa
- Nanga Yannick Olama
- Patrick Eugene Nkouak
- Lamere Mfochive Oudi
- Yannick Noah Simon
- Tientcheu Nguekam Manuel
- Moutcheu Jangue Raphael
- Yohan C. Kwedi
- Kallasi Nguiagueu Arnaud
- Embella Mouhamed
- Christian T. Pegou
- Bekolo Elie
- Watio Franck
- Fabrice Yepmo Joufang
- Fosso Ledoux
- Arnaud Ndjeng
- Akoa Akoa Jean Marc
- Ngoufack Geordane
- Kuate Talom Steve
Competitive record
[edit]Results
[edit]Win Draw Loss
| Date | Home | Result | Away | Competition | Venue | Crowd | |
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| 1 | 2 October 2019 | Cameroon | 4–8 | Morocco | 2019 MEA Championship | Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos | |
| 2 | 5 October 2019 |  Ghana | 10–4 | Cameroon | Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos | ||
| 3 | 28 September 2022 | Nigeria | 36–2 | Cameroon | 2022 MEA Championship | University of Ghana stadium, Legon Accra | |
| 4 | 1 October 2022 | Cameroon | 0–16 |  Kenya |
IRL Rankings
[edit]| Official rankings as of 30 June 2024 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  |  Australia | 100 |
| 2 | |  New Zealand | 82 |
| 3 | |  England | 80 |
| 4 | |  Samoa | 67 |
| 5 | |  Tonga | 49 |
| 6 |  1 |  Fiji | 47 |
| 7 |  1 |  Papua New Guinea | 46 |
| 8 | |  France | 28 |
| 9 | |  Lebanon | 22 |
| 10 | |  Cook Islands | 20 |
| 11 | |  Serbia | 19 |
| 12 | |  Netherlands | 17 |
| 13 | |  Italy | 15 |
| 14 | 1 |  Greece | 15 |
| 15 | 1 |  Malta | 14 |
| 16 | |  Ireland | 14 |
| 17 | |  Wales | 13 |
| 18 | |  Jamaica | 10 |
| 19 | |  Scotland | 9 |
| 20 | |  Ukraine | 7 |
| 21 | |  Czech Republic | 7 |
| 22 | |  Germany | 6 |
| 23 | 3 |  Chile | 6 |
| 24 | |  Poland | 6 |
| 25 | 3 |  Norway | 6 |
| 26 | 1 | Kenya | 5 |
| 27 | 4 |  Philippines | 5 |
| 28 | 3 |  South Africa | 4 |
| 29 | | Nigeria | 4 |
| 30 | | Ghana | 4 |
| 31 | 2 |  United States | 4 |
| 32 | 4 |  Montenegro | 4 |
| 33 | 2 |  Brazil | 3 |
| 34 | 2 |  Turkey | 3 |
| 35 | 7 |  North Macedonia | 3 |
| 36 | 2 |  Bulgaria | 3 |
| 37 | 2 | Cameroon | 2 |
| 38 | 1 |  Spain | 2 |
| 39 | 1 |  Japan | 1 |
| 40 | 1 |  Albania | 1 |
| 41 | 5 |  Canada | 1 |
| 42 | 2 |  Colombia | 1 |
| 43 | 2 |  El Salvador | 1 |
| 44 | 1 | Morocco | 1 |
| 45 |  |  Russia | 0 |
| 46 | 2 |  Sweden | 0 |
| 47 | 2 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
| 48 | 2 |  Hungary | 0 |
| 49 | 3 |  Argentina | 0 |
| 50 | |  Hong Kong | 0 |
| 51 | 3 |  Solomon Islands | 0 |
| 52 | 5 |  Niue | 0 |
| 53 | 1 |  Latvia | 0 |
| 54 | 1 |  Denmark | 0 |
| 55 | 6 |  Belgium | 0 |
| 56 | 1 |  Estonia | 0 |
| 57 | 6 |  Vanuatu | 0 |
| Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT | |||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Most of the national sporting teams in Cameroon go by this name, including the Cameroon national football team.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Campton, Nick (5 September 2022). "The last hunt of Carol Manga, rugby league's indomitable lion of Cameroon". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "2nd MEA Rugby league Championship:Debutants Nigeria see off Ghana to set up Morocco final (audio)". Azu Emeh busybuddiesng.com. 3 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "World Rankings". Rugby League International Federation. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Cameroon announce 22 man squad for MEA Championship". RLIF. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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