Cameroon’s legend was formed with a quarterfinal run in Italy 1990, but since, the Indomtiable Lions have been anything but. SB Nation editor Richard Farley takes a closer look at the Lions’ team for South Africa 2010.
Cameroon 2010 World Cup Preview: Finding What Make The Lions Indomitable
I mention this unfounded theory because it has been some time since the Lions have truly been indomitable. Following 1990, Cameroon qualified for three straight World Cups, failing to get out of their group each time, winning only one of nine matches, scoring seven goals while allowing 19. In 2006, they failed to qualify at all. They did win African Cup of Nations championship in 2000 and 2002, but in three of the last four tournaments they have failed to get beyond the round of eight.
January’s Cup of Nations was a metaphor for the entire state of Cameroon football. The “Domitable” Lions lost their opening match to an improving Gabon team before narrowly beating Zambia, with their third match draw against Tunisia allowing them to advance on a tiebreaker. In the quarterfinals they scored the first goal against Egypt though quickly allowed an equalizer and, when the match went to extra time, allowed the match-winning goal within two minutes of the bonus period’s start.
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