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- Sports in Cameroon is practiced widely by the population and advocated by the national government. Cameroonians take pride in victories at international competitions, making sport an important source of national unity. Traditional sports in Cameroon include canoe racing, swimming, tug of war, and wrestling. Wrestling has featured in the initiation rites and other ceremonies of ethnic groups such as the Bakweri and the Duala.However, in modern times, sports such as basketball, boxing, cycling, handball, netball, caber toss, and table tennis have become popular. The 40 km (24.8 mi) Mount Cameroon Race of Hope draws several hundred runners each year. Tourists hike, rock climb, and mountaineer, especially up Mount Cameroon. Yaoundé, Tiko and Kribi have golf courses. Rugby union is also played, with about 15 clubs and 3,000 players nationally. The most popular sport by far is football (soccer). Virtually every village has its own football pitch, and large numbers of spectators watch games between rival villages. The Cameroon national football team has gained world recognition since their strong showing in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The team has won five African Cup of Nations titles. Footballer Roger Milla is known around the world, and the 2003 death of Marc-Vivien Foé during a game made international headlines. Many Cameroonian footballers have gone on to forge relatively successful careers in Europe, including Christian Bassogog who was named African best player of the 2017 African Nations Cup in Gabon 2017.Rigobert Song and African Footballer of the Year winners Lauren and Samuel Eto'o. Children begin playing sports in primary and secondary school. At the university level, the (FENASCO; Fédération National des Sports Scholaire et Universitaire) organises school competitions. The agency also handles provincial competitions at the primary-school level and national games at the secondary-school level. Many sports have their own organising body, including the (FECABOXE), the Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT), and the Cameroon Handball Federation (FECAHAND). The is another national sports agency, and Cameroon is one of the few tropical countries to have competed in the Winter Olympics. Sports teams are organised along ethnic lines in Francophone Cameroon and under corporate or departmental sponsorship in Anglophone Cameroon. Teams develop fierce rivalries, and violence is not uncommon during matches. Training of athletes is handled by several sports institutes, including some owned by corporate sponsors, such as the Brasseries du Cameroun's (EFBC) in Douala. UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou hails from Cameroon. (en)
- Le sport au Cameroun est connu à l’international, notamment avec son équipe de football des Lions indomptables et avec ses joueurs internationaux évoluant dans des clubs mythiques. Le football est certainement le sport le plus populaire au Cameroun, mais il n’en est pas moins marqué par la diversité des disciplines pratiquées sur le territoire. Il suffit pour cela de voir le palmarès du Cameroun aux jeux olympiques pour justifier de cette diversité avec 2 médailles d’or en athlétisme, 2 médailles en boxe et une autre en football en 2000. Les sports collectifs (tel que le basket-ball, le volley-ball ou le handball) ne sont pas en reste et voient leurs qualifications aux compétitions continentales et internationales être de plus en plus fréquentes. L’organisation de compétitions nationales telles que le Tour cycliste du Cameroun ou l’ascension du Mont Cameroun ainsi que l’organisation de compétitions continentales (Afrobasket féminin 2015 ; CAN féminine 2016 ; CAN 2019) vient compléter cet aperçu du sport au Cameroun. (fr)
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- Le sport au Cameroun est connu à l’international, notamment avec son équipe de football des Lions indomptables et avec ses joueurs internationaux évoluant dans des clubs mythiques. Le football est certainement le sport le plus populaire au Cameroun, mais il n’en est pas moins marqué par la diversité des disciplines pratiquées sur le territoire. Il suffit pour cela de voir le palmarès du Cameroun aux jeux olympiques pour justifier de cette diversité avec 2 médailles d’or en athlétisme, 2 médailles en boxe et une autre en football en 2000. (fr)
- Sports in Cameroon is practiced widely by the population and advocated by the national government. Cameroonians take pride in victories at international competitions, making sport an important source of national unity. Traditional sports in Cameroon include canoe racing, swimming, tug of war, and wrestling. Wrestling has featured in the initiation rites and other ceremonies of ethnic groups such as the Bakweri and the Duala.However, in modern times, sports such as basketball, boxing, cycling, handball, netball, caber toss, and table tennis have become popular. The 40 km (24.8 mi) Mount Cameroon Race of Hope draws several hundred runners each year. Tourists hike, rock climb, and mountaineer, especially up Mount Cameroon. Yaoundé, Tiko and Kribi have golf courses. Rugby union is also played, (en)
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