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Cameroon national rugby league team

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Cameroon
Badge of Cameroon team
Team information
Governing bodyCameroon Rugby League XIII
RegionEurope
Head coachKhalil Njoya
IRL ranking41st
Team results
First international
BERJAYA Cameroon 4 – 8 Morocco BERJAYA
(Lagos, Nigeria; 2 October 2019)
Biggest defeat
BERJAYA Nigeria 36 – 2 Cameroon BERJAYA
(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 December 2025 the Cameroon team is ranked 41st in the IRL Men's World Rankings.[3]

Squad

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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

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Results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

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

IRL Rankings

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IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2025
RankChangeTeamPts %
1 SteadyBERJAYA Australia100
2 SteadyBERJAYA New Zealand82
3 SteadyBERJAYA England74
4 SteadyBERJAYA Samoa56
5 SteadyBERJAYA Tonga54
6 SteadyBERJAYA Papua New Guinea47
7 SteadyBERJAYA Fiji34
8 SteadyBERJAYA France24
9 SteadyBERJAYA Cook Islands24
10 SteadyBERJAYA Serbia23
11 SteadyBERJAYA Netherlands22
12 SteadyBERJAYA Ukraine21
13 SteadyBERJAYA Wales18
14 SteadyBERJAYA Ireland17
15 SteadyBERJAYA Greece15
16 SteadyBERJAYA Malta15
17 SteadyBERJAYA Italy11
18 SteadyBERJAYA Jamaica9
19 Increase 1BERJAYA Poland7
20 Increase 1BERJAYA Lebanon7
21 Increase 1BERJAYA Norway7
22 Decrease 3BERJAYA United States7
23 SteadyBERJAYA Germany7
24 SteadyBERJAYA Czech Republic6
25 SteadyBERJAYA Chile6
26 Increase 1BERJAYA Philippines5
27 Increase 1BERJAYA Scotland5
28 Decrease 2BERJAYA South Africa5
29 Increase 1BERJAYA Canada5
30 Decrease 1BERJAYA Brazil3
31 Increase 1BERJAYA Morocco3
32 Increase 1BERJAYA North Macedonia3
33 Increase 1BERJAYA Argentina3
34 Increase 1BERJAYA Montenegro3
35 Increase 4BERJAYA Ghana2
36 Decrease 5BERJAYA Kenya2
37 Increase 3BERJAYA Nigeria2
38 Decrease 2BERJAYA Albania1
39 Decrease 2BERJAYA Turkey1
40 Decrease 2BERJAYA Bulgaria1
41 Increase 1BERJAYA Cameroon0
42 Increase 1BERJAYA Japan0
43 Increase 1BERJAYA Spain0
44 Decrease 3BERJAYA Colombia0
45 SteadyBERJAYA Russia0
46 SteadyBERJAYA El Salvador0
47 SteadyBERJAYA Bosnia and Herzegovina0
48 SteadyBERJAYA Hong Kong0
49 SteadyBERJAYA Solomon Islands0
50 SteadyBERJAYA Vanuatu0
51 SteadyBERJAYA Hungary0
52 SteadyBERJAYA Latvia0
53 SteadyBERJAYA Denmark0
54 SteadyBERJAYA Belgium0
55 SteadyBERJAYA Estonia0
56 SteadyBERJAYA Sweden0
57 SteadyBERJAYA Niue0
Complete rankings at
www.internationalrugbyleague.com

Notes

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

References

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  1. 1 2 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". International Rugby League. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  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.
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