Cameroun advance in Women’s World Cup

Cameroun have long been renowned for the achievements at the FIFA World Cup, most famously their iconic win over Argentina at Italy 1990. The Indomitable Lionesses have created similar breakthough success with a dynamic 2-1 win over Switzerland, catapulting them into historic qualification for the FIFA Women’s World Cup knockout stage.

Cameroun are now just the second African team after Nigeria in 1999 to progress beyond the group stage, and their win over Switzerland is only the second by an African nation over a European opponent at the tournament. Cameroun’s nine goals at Canada 2015 is comfortably the highest tally by a representative from Africa.

Few backed Cameroun to succeed at Canada 2015 on their debut but the Indomitable Lionesses played with all the swagger and confidence of Roger Milla and Co during that memorable Italian summer to advance. A goal down at half-time, Cameroun played with rare verve to dominate the second half against the first European team to qualify for Canada 2015.

Gabrielle Onguene drew the teams level and when substitute Madeleine Ngono Mani powered in a bullet header from close-range to finish a thrilling moves there was only going to be one winner. Ngono Mani - who has served the national team with distinction for well over a decade – was in many ways the perfect candidate to be front and centre for the Indomitable Lionesses special moment.