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. Africa Cup of Nations

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalties. **Red border color 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

Semifinal

Third place match

Cameroon at the 1982 African Cup of Nations

Group A

Cameroon at the 1984 African Cup of Nations

Group A

Semifinal

Final

Cameroon at the 1986 African Cup of Nations

Group B

Semifinal

Final

Cameroon at the 1988 African Cup of Nations

Group B

Semifinal

Final

Cameroon at the 1990 African Cup of Nations

Group B

Cameroon at the 1992 African Cup of Nations

Group B

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Third place match

Cameroon at the 1996 African Cup of Nations

Group A

Cameroon at the 1998 African Cup of Nations

Group A

Quarterfinal

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. Quarterfinal

Semifinals

Final

Cameroon at the 2002 African Cup of Nations

Group C

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

Final

Cameroon at the 2004 African Cup of Nations

Group C

Quarter-final

Cameroon at the 2006 African Cup of Nations

Group B

Quarter-final

Cameroon at the 2008 African Cup of Nations

Group C

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

Cameroon at the 2010 African Cup of Nations

Group D

Quarter-final

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. Cameroon at the 2017 African Cup of Nations

Group A

Quarter-final

Semi-final

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-final

Semi-final

Third place play-off

See also
Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup

Notes

References

External links
Africa Cup of Nations – Archives competitions – cafonline.com

Cameroon national football team
Countries at the Africa Cup of Nations