Canon Sportif de Yaoundé, commonly known as Canon Yaoundé, is a

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ian association football club based in capital city of

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. The club was formed in 1930 and play their games at

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. Their most successful period was in the 1970s and 1980s when they were a dominant force in Cameroonian and African football, winning eight

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, eight

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s, three African Champions' Cups and one

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.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 it's 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 Theophile Abega,Jean-Paul Akono future coach of gold medal-winning indomitable lions team at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games.The team due to administrative instability was absent from top flight national and international football for quite a while now 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.

Recent seasons

:Key : League: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points won; Pos = Final position; : Cup / International: PR = Preliminary round; QR = Qualifying round; IR = Intermediate round; R1 = First round; R2 = Second round; GS = Group stage; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final; RU = Runner-up; W = Competition won;

Honours

Domestic

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: 10 ::1970, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2002 *

: 12 ::Winners: 1957, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1999 ::Runners-up (5): 1960, 1974, 1980, 1985, 1998 * Super Coupe Roger Milla: 0 ::Runners-up (2): 1999, 2002

Continental

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: 3 ::

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

, 1978, 1980 *

: 1 ::Winners: 1979 ::Runners-up (3): 1977,

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Notable coaches

* Oscar Eyoum (1992–95) * Bienvenu Lessomo (2009–10)

References

External links

Classic Clubs: Canon de Yaoundé
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