Valentine Nguele
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cameroon | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Cameroon | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2026 | FC Ebolowa(assistant/interim) | ||
| 2026– | Cameroon | ||
Valentine Nguele is a Cameroonian football coach and former goalkeeper who is the head coach of the Cameroon women's national football team.[1] A former Cameroon international goalkeeper, she spent approximately 18 years working as a goalkeeping coach before moving into management.[2] In June 2026, she became the first woman to be appointed head coach of Cameroon's senior women's national team.[2]
Playing career
Nguele played as a goalkeeper and represented the Cameroon women's national football team during her playing career.[2]
Coaching career
Goalkeeping coach
Following her playing career, Nguele moved into coaching, primarily specialising in the development of goalkeepers. By 2026, she had accumulated approximately 18 years of experience as a goalkeeping coach.[2] She worked with several clubs in Cameroonian women's football, including Louves Minproff and Eding Sport Filles.[2]
FC Ebolowa
Nguele joined the technical staff of FC Ebolowa Filles in 2022. In October 2022, she was named assistant coach responsible for goalkeepers as part of a technical staff led by head coach Oudou Kpoumié.[3]
Nguele subsequently took charge of the team on an interim basis when Kpoumié was temporarily absent while undertaking a coaching course.[4] Under her interim management, Ebolowa maintained its position at the top of the Guinness Super League, with Cameroon Tribune reporting in May 2026 that the club held a significant advantage over its rivals during the second phase of the season.[4]
By June 2026, Nguele was serving as FC Ebolowa's interim head coach, with the club leading the Guinness Super League.[2] At the time of her appointment as Cameroon coach, reports credited her with overseeing a run of 16 matches without defeat.[5]
Cameroon
On 12 June 2026, Nguele was appointed head coach of the Cameroon women's national football team.[2][6] She succeeded Jean-Baptiste Bisseck, who had been dismissed in October 2025.[2] Her appointment made her the first woman to serve as head coach of Cameroon's senior women's national team.[2]
The appointment formed part of a restructuring of the national team's technical staff. French coach Dimitri Lipoff was appointed coordinator of the national team, while Nguele was given responsibility as head coach.[7]
Her first major assignment was to prepare Cameroon for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.[7] Later that month, Nguele named a 26-player squad for the tournament.[8]
References
- ↑ "Cameroonian Football Association – Organisation". FIFA. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Moadougou, Priscille (15 June 2026). "Lionnes indomptables: Valentine Nguele aux commandes". Cameroon Tribune. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ Enock, Gloria (11 October 2022). "Guinness Super League: FC Ebolowa nomme un nouveau staff technique". Actu Cameroun. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- 1 2 Matia, Josiane (6 May 2026). "Guinness Super League: Les coaches dames à la manoeuvre". Cameroon Tribune. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ Mbopda, Daniel (12 June 2026). "Lionnes Indomptables : Valentine Nguele remplace Jean Baptiste Bisseck !". Camfoot.com. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ Atcha, Marturin (12 June 2026). "Officiel : Samuel Eto'o nomme Valentine Nguele sélectionneure des Lionnes Indomptables". Actu Cameroun. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- 1 2 Atcha, Marturin (12 June 2026). "Lionnes Indomptables : voici les membres du nouveau staff nommé par Samuel Eto'o". Actu Cameroun. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ Mbopda, Daniel (27 June 2026). "CAN 2026 (Dames) : voici la liste de Valentine Nguele sans Ajara et Meffometou". Camfoot.com. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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