List of Lions coaches in the last 15 years

The Cameroon national coaching job has been one with a high turnover rate, characterized by the movement of managers in and out of appointment, usually following poor performance at a given competition.

The last world cup was an exception to that rule as the current coach Volker Finke kept his job despite a disappointing performance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Below is the list of managers who have been appointed as coach of the Cameroon football team for the past 15 years.



Pierre Lechantre 1998-2001 France




Robert Corfou 2001 France

Jean-Paul Akono 2001 Cameroon




Winfried Schäfer 2001-04 Germany




Artur Jorge 2004-06 Portugal




Arie Haan 2006 Netherlands

Jules Nyongha 2006-07 Cameroon




Otto Pfister 2007-09 Germany




Thomas N’Kono 2009 Cameroon

Paul Le Guen 2009-10 France




Javier Clemente 2010-11 Spain




Denis Lavagne 2011-12 France




Jean-Paul Akono 2012-13 Cameroon

Volker Finke 2013- Germany


It is rather likely that a new addition to that list may follow soon, after the recent disappointing performance of the ‘Indomitable Lions’ at the Africa cup of nations in Malabo.