Canon Sportif de Yaoundé, commonly known as Canon Yaoundé, is a Cameroonian professional football club based in the capital city of Yaoundé. The club was formed in 1930 and play their games at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo. Their most successful period was in the 1970s and 1980s when they were a dominant force in Cameroonian and African football, winning eight national championships, eight Cameroonian Cups, three African Champions’ Cups and one African Cup Winners’ Cup.
They have as arch-rivals Tonnerre Kalara Club (le”TKC”) of Yaounde and Union Sportive de Douala all being great pioneers to Cameroonian football and its golden age in African club competitions. Canon and Tonnerre form the famous Yaounde derby and hold rich history being that TKC was noted to be a breakaway faction of Canon. The team was host to top players like captain Theophile Abega, Jean-Paul Akono future coach of gold medal-winning indomitable lions team at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games. The team was absent from top flight national and international football for quite a while due to administrative instability but has been making significant desire for the MTN Elite One title as of the seasons 2020/21& 2021/22 with the recent readjustments made within its administration and finances.
Francois Beyokol
Goalkeeper
James Bienvenue Djoayang
Goalkeeper
Jourdain Mbaynaissem
Goalkeeper
Fadil Montapon Hamed
Defender
Maxime Mengue
Centre-Back
Nathanaël Manguélé
Centre-Back
Alexandre Benga
Centre-Back
Joël Emmanuel Kofana
Midfielder
Lionel Otto Essono
Left Midfield
Guy Edoa
Attacking Midfield
Henry Tchikeu
Attacking Midfield
Marc Medou
Attacking Midfield
Francis Tombi Alemi
Left Winger
Joel Ngon
Left Winger
Cyril Ndaney
Right Winger
Edgar Mingandji
Right Winger
Julien Ebah
Centre-Forward
