Sport in Cameroon

Cameroonians take pride in victories at international competitions, making sport an important source of national unity.

[1] Traditional sports in Cameroon include canoe racing, swimming, tug of war, and wrestling.

[2] However, in modern times, sports such as basketball, boxing, cycling, handball, netball, caber toss, and table tennis have become popular.

[3] The 40 km (24.8 mi) Mount Cameroon Race of Hope draws several hundred runners each year.

Footballer Roger Milla is known around the world, and the 2003 death of Marc-Vivien Foé during a game made international headlines.

The women's main teams included FAP, Nyong, Kelle, Bafia Volleyball Evolution and Club Efoulan.

Youths playing basketball at the Molyko Omnisport stadium, Buea
Cycling tour , Cameroon
Women playing Volleyball in Cameroon
Athletes at Mount Cameroon
School children in a wrestling competition in Cameroon
Children in Tug of War game
Canoe Race on the Wouri River
Swimming competition
Cameroon faces Germany at Zentralstadion in Leipzig , 27 April 2003.
Traditional wrestling
Football match in progress in a local community in Cameroon
Before a football match in a village in Cameroon