Top 5 most famous footballers in Cameroon

For over 20 years, the national team of the Indomitable Lions witnessed the development of two generations of talented footballers.

They each marked their time through several epics. Jovago.com presents you the top 5 of those footballers who have fascinated fans with their exploits.

When we talk about football in Cameroon, there are two names that come back on everyone's lips: Samuel Eto'o and Albert Roger Milla. Two players who have set the name of the country of Paul Biya high.

They are among the best players that Cameroon has ever known. Like these two legends, other names are also on the footballing pantheon of Cameroon such as François Omam-Biyik and Patrick Mboma.

Albert Roger Milla

If everyone worldwide knows the name of Cameroon today, it is partly thanks to the exploits of the phenomenon of the 90s. He participated significantly to the success of the Indomitable Lions at the 1990 World Cup in Italy.

With four goals scored in competition, he helped his country to become the first African country to qualify for the quarter-finals of this great competition.

Roger Milla was born on May 20, 1952 in Yaoundé. After a much noticed passage through some first division clubs, where he operated as a striker, the young prodigy originally from the town of Japoma in the Littoral region, left the country to go to France where he spent most of his career. African Golden Ball and African player of the century, Miller, as his friends call him, is now one of the leading figures of African football.

Samuel Eto'o

He is more than just a footballer. Samuel Eto'o is now an icon for younger generations who dream of a career in this popular sport. He beat all records: the continent first player to win two consecutive Champions League in Europe with two different clubs (FC Barcelona and Inter Milan), top scorer in the history of the African Cup of Nations (CAN) and the highest paid player in the world with a salary of 20 million euros (FCFA 13.1 billion).

After a long career spent in the major European championships, the triple African Golden Ball currently plays in the Turkish championship with Antalyaspor where he receives a salary of 3 million euro, which is good for a player of his age (34 years). Born March 10, 1981 at Nkongmondo, he is now the ambassador of several NGOs including UNICEF.

François OmamBiyik

Younger generations may not know him as much as Roger Milla and Samuel Eto'o but he is part of this generation of 1990, which made the African continent proud with a brilliant performance at the World Cup in Italy.

While Cameroon faced the phenomenal of Argentina’s Diego Armando Maradona in the first round of that World Cup, he scored the only goal and thus gave the victory to his country. This unstoppable impulse that entered the goal post protected by Nery Pumpido allowed him to make history by becoming the first African player to have scored a goal against the team.

He is a native of the Department of Sanaga Maritime. This training coach was born on May 21, 1966 in Sackbayeme hospital, a town in the Littoral Region.

Patrick Mboma

Football fans have dubbed him Magic Patrick Mboma. He did not stay long in the ranks of the national team but he scored the most beautiful pages of its history. CAN 2002 and 2004 were the highlights of his career in the national team.

He was a top scorer during the competition. He participated fully in the various consecrations of his country. He also played alongside Samuel Eto'o at the junior Indomitable Lions coronation at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Born on November 15, 1970 in Douala, he had a very rich background for his short career.

Geremi Sorel Nditap

He is the first Cameroonian to win the Champions League with the English club, Chelsea. He was a double winner of the Champions League, champion of Spain with Real Madrid, winner of the League Cup and FA Cup with the Chelsea. Geremi is also part of the expedition of the Indomitable Lions team that won trophies. He was born in December 1978 and he is the native of Yoko.