Cameroon women's national volleyball team
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| Association | Cameroon Volleyball Federation | ||
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| Confederation | CAVB | ||
| Head coach | Jean-René Akono | ||
| FIVB ranking | 19 (as of August 2016) | ||
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| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2016) | ||
| Best result | 11th (2016) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2006) | ||
| Best result | 21st place (2006, 2014) | ||
The Cameroon women's national volleyball team represents Cameroon in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading nations in women's volleyball on the African continent.
The team played in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy, after securing a ticket by winning the African Pool T qualifiers with the best win-loss ratio.[1]
Results
Olympic Games
- 2016 — 11th place
FIVB World Championships
African Championship
- 2003 — 3rd place
- 2005 — 5th place
- 2007 — 6th place
- 2009 — 3rd place
- 2011 — 5th place
- 2013 — 2nd place
- 2015 — 3rd place
All-Africa Games
Current squad
The following is the Cameroonian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Head coach: Jean-René Akono
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2015–16 club |
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| 1 | Fotso Mogoung, StéphanieStéphanie Fotso Mogoung | 25 September 1987 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 296 cm (117 in) | 259 cm (102 in) |  VBC Chamalières |
| 2 | Tchoudjang, ChristelleChristelle Tchoudjang (C) | 7 July 1989 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 260 cm (100 in) | VBC Chamalières |
| 4 | Nasser, RaïssaRaïssa Nasser (L) | 19 August 1994 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 270 cm (110 in) | 265 cm (104 in) | La Rochelle |
| 5 | Aboa Mbeza, ThéorineThéorine Aboa Mbeza | 25 August 1992 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 285 cm (112 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | FAP Yaoundé |
| 6 | Moma Bassoko, LaetitiaLaetitia Moma Bassoko | 9 October 1993 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 312 cm (123 in) | 287 cm (113 in) | VBC Chamalières |
| 7 | Koulla, HenrietteHenriette Koulla | 14 September 1992 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 275 cm (108 in) | 250 cm (98 in) | Tremblay AC |
| 10 | Bikatal, BerthradeBerthrade Bikatal | 23 July 1992 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 297 cm (117 in) | 253 cm (100 in) | Nyong-et-Kéllé |
| 11 | L'or Ngon Ntame, VictoireVictoire L'or Ngon Ntame | 31 December 1985 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 288 cm (113 in) | 253 cm (100 in) | INJS Yaoundé |
| 12 | Abdoulkarim, FawziyaFawziya Abdoulkarim | 1 March 1989 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 292 cm (115 in) | 259 cm (102 in) | Bafia Evolution |
| 13 | Bodo Essissima, MadeleineMadeleine Bodo Essissima | 29 April 1992 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 275 cm (108 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | FAP Yaoundé |
| 14 | Amana Guigolo, YolandeYolande Amana Guigolo | 15 September 1997 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 275 cm (108 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Bafia Evolution |
| 15 | Piata Zessi, EmeldaEmelda Piata Zessi | 8 April 1997 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 275 cm (108 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Bafia Evolution |
References
- ↑ FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship 2014 Italy
- ↑ "JO : La liste des 12 joueuses sélectionnées" [Olympic Games: The list of 12 players selected] (in French). Fédération Camerounaise de Volley-Ball. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Cameroon FIVB Olympic Profile". FIVB. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
See also
External links
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Cameroon Volleyball Federation | |
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