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 | 41st | |||||
| 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 July 2025[update] the Cameroon team is ranked 41st in the Rugby League International Federation world rankings.[3]
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
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4–8 | Morocco
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2019 MEA Championship | Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
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| 2 | 5 October 2019 |  Ghana
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10–4 | Cameroon
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Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos
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| 3 | 28 September 2022 | Nigeria
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36–2 | Cameroon
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2022 MEA Championship | University of Ghana stadium, Legon Accra
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| 4 | 1 October 2022 | Cameroon
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0–16 |  Kenya
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IRL Rankings
[edit]| Official rankings as of July 2025 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  |
 Australia |
100 |
| 2 | |
 New Zealand |
83 |
| 3 | |
 England |
80 |
| 4 | |
 Tonga |
62 |
| 5 | |
 Samoa |
53 |
| 6 | |
 Papua New Guinea |
51 |
| 7 | |
 Fiji |
43 |
| 8 | |
 France |
29 |
| 9 |  2 |
 Netherlands |
22 |
| 10 | |
 Cook Islands |
22 |
| 11 |  2 |
 Serbia |
18 |
| 12 | |
 Wales |
18 |
| 13 | |
 Malta |
16 |
| 14 | 1 |
 Greece |
14 |
| 15 | 1 |
 Ukraine |
13 |
| 16 | |
 Lebanon |
11 |
| 17 | |
 Italy |
10 |
| 18 | |
 Ireland |
9 |
| 19 | 5 |
 United States |
8 |
| 20 | 1 |
 Jamaica |
8 |
| 21 | 1 |
 Czech Republic |
8 |
| 22 | |
 Scotland |
7 |
| 23 | 2 |
 Chile |
7 |
| 24 | 1 |
 Philippines |
7 |
| 25 | |
 Poland |
5 |
| 26 | 1 |
 Germany |
5 |
| 27 | 1 |
 Norway |
5 |
| 28 | 2 |
 South Africa |
5 |
| 29 | |
 Brazil |
4 |
| 30 | |
Kenya |
4 |
| 31 | |
 Canada |
4 |
| 32 | |
 Montenegro |
3 |
| 33 | |
 North Macedonia |
3 |
| 34 | 22 |
Morocco |
3 |
| 35 | 1 |
 Argentina |
3 |
| 36 | 1 |
 Albania |
2 |
| 37 | 1 |
 Bulgaria |
2 |
| 38 | 1 |
Ghana |
2 |
| 39 | 1 |
Nigeria |
2 |
| 40 | 1 |
 Turkey |
1 |
| 41 | 1 |
Cameroon |
1 |
| 42 | 1 |
 Japan |
1 |
| 43 | 1 |
 Spain |
1 |
| 44 | 1 |
 Colombia |
1 |
| 45 | 1 |
 El Salvador |
0 |
| 46 | 1 |
 Russia |
0 |
| 47 | 1 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0 |
| 48 | 1 |
 Hong Kong |
0 |
| 49 | 1 |
 Solomon Islands |
0 |
| 50 | 1 |
 Vanuatu |
0 |
| 51 | 6 |
 Hungary |
0 |
| 52 | 1 |
 Latvia |
0 |
| 53 | 1 |
 Denmark |
0 |
| 54 | 1 |
 Belgium |
0 |
| 55 | 1 |
 Estonia |
0 |
| 56 | 1 |
 Sweden |
0 |
| 57 | 7 |
 Niue |
0 |
| Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com | |||
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 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. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "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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