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.[1] [2]
The 2017 tournament was the last tournament to date Cameroon has won.[3]
| Africa Cup of Nations record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
 1957 | Part of | ||||||||
| 1959 | |||||||||
 1962 | Not affiliated to CAF | ||||||||
 1963 | |||||||||
 1965 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1968 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1970 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
 1972 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
 1974 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||
| 1978 | |||||||||
 1980 | |||||||||
 1982 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1984 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1986 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
 1988 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
 1990 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
 1992 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1996 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
 1998 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2000 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
 2002 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | |
 2010 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
  2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||
| 2015 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2021 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2025 | To be determined | ||||||||
  2027 | |||||||||
| Total | 5 Titles | 21/34 | 95 | 46 | 31 | 18 | 142 | 90 | |
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See main article: 1984 African Cup of Nations final.
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See main article: 1986 African Cup of Nations final.
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See main article: 1988 African Cup of Nations final.
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See main article: article and 2000 Africa Cup of Nations Group A.
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See main article: 2000 African Cup of Nations final.
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See main article: 2002 African Cup of Nations final.
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See main article: 2008 Africa Cup of Nations final.
See main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group D. --------------------
See main article: 2015 Africa 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.[4]
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| 20 January 2015 | |||||
| 1–1 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo | ||||
| 1–1 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo | ||||
| 24 January 2015 | |||||
| 1–1 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo | ||||
| 1–1 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo | ||||
| 28 January 2015 | |||||
| 0–1 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo | ||||
| 1–1 | Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo |
See main article: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group A.
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See main article: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final.
See main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group F.
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See main article: 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group A.
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See main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group C.
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