Cameroon\u2019s U17 women\u2019s national team suffered their second consecutive defeat in pre-World Cup friendlies, narrowly losing 3\u20132 to Morocco on Friday night in Kenitra.<\/strong><\/p>\n After falling 4\u20131 to China earlier in the training camp, the Lionesses once again found themselves on the back foot\u2014this time against their North African hosts.<\/p>\n Morocco went into half-time with a commanding 2\u20130 lead, but Cameroon rallied in the second half, showing glimpses of the \u201chemle<\/em>\u201d spirit\u2014a local term for courage and tenacity.<\/p>\n Tiwa Lys Fra\u00eeche converted a penalty early in the second half to reduce the deficit, though Morocco quickly restored their two-goal cushion. Substitute Tazanou Ange scored late to bring the score to 3\u20132, but the Lionesses were unable to find an equaliser before the final whistle.<\/p>\n The twin defeats mark a challenging start for Cameroon\u2019s new technical team, which recently took over from former head coach Joseph Ndoko. Ndoko left the role unbeaten in 15 matches, and expectations are high as the team heads into the FIFA U17 Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n Despite the results, Cameroon’s fighting spirit and individual flashes of talent offer hope ahead of the global tournament.<\/p>\n The Lionesses will play their third and final preparatory match on 13 October<\/strong>, taking on Ecuador in Kenitra.<\/p>\n Match 3<\/strong>: Cameroon \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf2 vs Ecuador \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udde8 The team will then move to Rabat on 14 October<\/strong>, where they will be based for the tournament proper.<\/p>\n Drawn into Group B<\/strong>, Cameroon will face a difficult path in the group stage:<\/p>\n The tournament officially kicks off on 17 October<\/strong>, with the final scheduled for 8 November<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Cameroon\u2019s squad will be looking to translate their preparation into performance on the world stage. With one last chance to fine-tune tactics against Ecuador, all eyes will be on whether the Lionesses can regain momentum before facing some of the world\u2019s most experienced youth sides.<\/p>\n Copyright\u00a92025 kick442.com-Cameroon<\/strong><\/p>\n All rights reserved. This material and any other digital content on this platform may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, written, or distributed in full or in part, without written permission from our management.<\/strong><\/p>\n This site is not responsible for the content displayed by external sites<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Angu Lesley Ngwa Akonwi Football Writer,kick442.com-Cameroon Cameroon\u2019s U17 women\u2019s national team suffered their second…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":24518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,37,25,5,36,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-african-football","category-fecafoot","category-fifa","category-football","category-womens-football","category-world-cup"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nTough Start for New Coaching Setup<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nFinal Warm-Up Match vs Ecuador<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n\ud83d\udccd Kenitra, Morocco<\/em>
\n\ud83d\uddd3 13 October 2025<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\n\ud83d\uddd3 Cameroon\u2019s Group Stage Fixtures \u2013 FIFA U17 Women\u2019s World Cup 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\nLionesses Out to Make Their Mark<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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