Group B

This group comprises:

Cameroon - Angola - Togo - RD Congo

Cameroon's National Football Team

The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Lions Indomptables (Indomitable Lions), is the national team of Cameroon and is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football. It was the first African team to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup, which it did in 1990, losing to England in extra time. In the opener of that tournament, Cameroon pulled one of the biggest upsets in world soccer history, beating champions Argentina 1-0. Cameroon won the African Nations Cup four times, and also won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Nickname Lions Indomptables
(Indomitable Lions)
Association Fédération Camerounaise
de Football
Coach Artur Jorge
First International
Cameroon 9 - 2 Somalia
(Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
Best win
Cameroon 9 - 2 Somalia
(Madagascar; 13 April 1960)
World Cup
Appearances 5 (First in 1982)
Best result Quarterfinals, 1990
African Nations Cup
Appearances 14 (First in 1970)
Best result Winners, 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002

Team Formation

Goal keepers: Idris Carlos Kameni-Hamidou Souleymanou-Pierre Romain Ebede Owono

Defender:    Jean Hugues Bilayi Ateba-Thimthee Atouba Essama-Rigobert Song Bahanang Galatassaray-Raymond Kalla Nkongo Sivasspor-Benoit Christian Angbwa Ossuemeyarg-Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso-Armand Deumi Tchani-Andre Stephane Bikey Amougou
Midfielder:  Daniel Armand Ngom Kone-Achille Emana Edzimbi-Jean II Makoun-Guy Armand Feutchine-Alioum Saidou-Eric Djemba Djemba-Rene Salomon Olembe
Forward:     Samuel Eto'o Fils-Pierre Achille Webo Kouamo-Roudolphe Douala Mbela-Pierre Boya-Albert Meyong Ze

Angola's National Football Team

The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras, is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. On October 8, 2005, Angola qualified for the World Cup for the first time ever.

Nickname Palancas Negras
Association Federação Angolana
de Futebol
Coach Luis de Oliveira
First International
Angola 1 - 0 Cuba
(Angola; 1 June 1977)
Best win
Angola 7 - 1 Swaziland
(Luanda, Angola; 23 April 2000)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2006)
Best result  -
African Nations Cup
Appearances 3 (First in 1996)
Best result Round 1, 1996 and 1998

Team Formation

Goal Keeper:
João Ricardo Ferreira-Luís João-Matumona Lundala
Defender:
Jacinto Pereira-João Pereira-António-Carlos Alonso-Manuelcange-Luis Delgado-Marco Abreu
Midfielder:
Marcos Joaquim-Paulo Figueiredo-André Macanga-Felisberto Amaral-António Mendounça-Norberto Mulenessa-Nsimba Baptista
Forward:
Pedro Manuel-Fabrice Maieco-Edson Nobre-Flávio Amado-Arsénio Cabungula-Buengo Titi André

Togo's National Football Team

The Togolese team will enter the World Cup for the first time in its history in Germany 2006. Out of only four participations in the African Cup of Nations Togo never made it past round one. Now that they are participating in the world's most prestigious football event, can The Hawks prove that they are worthy of qualifying to the world cup and show that a new power in African football has emerged; or will the Togolese team simply regard this tournament as a training exercise for Germany?

Nickname The Hawks
Association Fédération Togolaise
de Football
Coach Stephen Keshi
First International
Togo 1 - 1 Ghana
(Togo; 13 October 1956)
Best win
4 - 0, 7 times
World Cup
Appearances (First in 2006)
Best result  -
African Nations Cup
Appearances  5 (First in 1972)
Best result  Round 1, all

Team Formation

Goal Keeper:
Kossi Agassa-Safiou Salifou-Ouro Tchanirou
Defender:
Dosseh Yaovi Abalo-Zanzan Attey-Dare Nimombe-Eric Akoto-Emmanuel Mathias-Gafarou Mamam-Massamasso Tchangai-Ludovic Assemoassa
Midfielder:
Kaka Aziawonnou-Junior Yao Senaya-Cherif Toure Mamam-Moustapha Salifou-Adekambi Olufade-Alaixis Romao-Gouyazou Kassim
Forward:
Abdelkader Cougbadja-Emmanuel Adebayor-Mikael Dogbe-Alirou Ahoudou-Cougbadja Sherif

Congo DR's National Football Team

The Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo DR, was previously known as Zaire. The team won two African Nations Cups: one as Congo DR (or Congo-Kinshasa) in 1968 and one as Zaire in 1974. They also qualified to the World Cup in 1974 as Zaire; in that tournament they made the worst margin in World Cup history loosing 9-0 to Yugoslavia. In 2006 the national team of Congo DR will make its World Cup debut. Will The Simbas make a show worthy for a World Cup qualifier?

Nickname The Simbas
Association Fédération Congolaise
de Football-Association
Coach Claude Le Roy
First International
Congo DR 6 - 0 Mauritania
(Senegal; 11 April 1963)
Best win
Congo DR 10 - 1 Zambia
(Congo-Kinshasa; 22 November 1969)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 1974)
Best result Round 1, 1974
African Nations Cup
Appearances 15 (First in 1965)
Best result Winners, 1968 and 1974

Team Formation

Goal Keeper :
Pascal Kalemba-Dikete Tampungu-Francis Chansa
Defender:
Gladys Bokese-Herita Ilunga-Felicien Kabundi-Kinkela Fwanda-Nono Lubanzadio-Kitambala Mubiala-Dituabanza Nsumbu
Midfielder:
Ngasanya Ilongo-Jean Paul Kamudimba-Ndandu Kasongo-Franck Matingou-Zola Matumona
Marcel Mbayo Kimemba-Mutamba Milambo-Tshinyama Ticko Tshiolola
Forward:
Tshatsho Kabamba-Mbele Blaise Lelo-Lomana Tresor Lua Lua-Biscotte Mbala Mbuta-Tresor Mputu Mabi Mazembe