Cameroon is the first of 24 finalists to arrive in Canada for this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015™. The African vice-champions landed in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday 15 May, a full 24 days ahead of their first group match at BC Place on 8 June.
Cameroon will train in Vancouver under the guidance of national coach Enow Ngachu, who has the third-longest tenure of all head coaches at this year’s final competition. Their training schedule includes a friendly match against club side North Shore Renegades on 17 May.
« Our main objective will be to do better than we did in 2012 during the Olympic Games, » said coach Enow Ngachu. « We know it’s going to be very tough for us, but Ecuador and Switzerland are also here for the first time, so there can be surprises. »
Already this year, Cameroon is unbeaten in three international matches, including an away 3-2 win over African rivals Côte d’Ivoire on 10 May. Both Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire are looking forward to their first participation in a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ finals.
The 24 national teams arrive in Canada between 15 May and 5 June, with the opening group matches across Canada on 6 June (Group A in Edmonton), 7 June (Group B in Ottawa), 8 June (Group C in Vancouver and Group D in Winnipeg) and 9 June (Group E in Montréal and Group F in Moncton).
