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 December 2024 the Cameroon team is ranked 40th in the Rugby League International Federation world rankings.[3]

Most recent squad

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

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Home Result Away Competition Venue Crowd
1 2 October 2019  Cameroon 4–8  Morocco 2019 MEA Championship Nigeria Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
2 5 October 2019  Ghana 10–4  Cameroon Nigeria Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
3 28 September 2022  Nigeria 36–2  Cameroon 2022 MEA Championship GhanaUniversity of Ghana stadium, Legon Accra
4 1 October 2022  Cameroon 0–16  Kenya

IRL Rankings

IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  Australia 100
2 Steady  New Zealand 86
3 Steady  England 84
4 Increase 1  Tonga 63
5 Decrease 1  Samoa 54
6 Increase 1  Papua New Guinea 53
7 Decrease 1  Fiji 44
8 Steady  France 30
9 Increase 2  Serbia 23
10 Steady  Cook Islands 22
11 Increase 1  Netherlands 22
12 Increase 5  Wales 18
13 Increase 2  Malta 17
14 Increase 6  Ukraine 13
15 Decrease 1  Greece 12
16 Decrease 7  Lebanon 12
17 Decrease 4  Italy 11
18 Decrease 2  Ireland 9
19 Decrease 1  Jamaica 8
20 Increase 1  Czech Republic 8
21 Increase 2  Chile 8
22 Decrease 3  Scotland 7
23 Increase 4  Philippines 7
24 Increase 7  United States 7
25 Decrease 1  Poland 5
26 Increase 2  South Africa 5
27 Decrease 5  Germany 5
28 Decrease 3  Norway 5
29 Increase 4  Brazil 4
30 Decrease 4  Kenya 4
31 Increase 10  Canada 4
32 Steady  Montenegro 4
33 Increase 2  North Macedonia 3
34 Increase 15  Argentina 3
35 Increase 5  Albania 2
36 Steady  Bulgaria 2
37 Decrease 7  Ghana 2
38 Decrease 9  Nigeria 2
39 Decrease 5  Turkey 1
40 Decrease 3  Cameroon 1
41 Decrease 2  Japan 1
42 Decrease 4  Spain 1
43 Decrease 1  Colombia 1
44 Decrease 1  El Salvador 0
45 Steady  Russia 0
46 Increase 1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
47 Increase 3  Hong Kong 0
48 Increase 3  Solomon Islands 0
49 Increase 8  Vanuatu 0
50 Steady  Niue 0
51 Decrease 1  Latvia 0
52 Increase 2  Denmark 0
53 Increase 2  Belgium 0
54 Decrease 4  Estonia 0
55 Decrease 9  Sweden 0
56 Decrease 12  Morocco 0
57 Decrease 9  Hungary 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

Notes

  1. ^ Most of the national sporting teams in Cameroon go by this name, including the Cameroon national football team.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "World Rankings". Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Cameroon announce 22 man squad for MEA Championship". RLIF. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_national_rugby_league_team
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