International Career
Geremi began his Cameroonian international career with the youth teams, most notably in the 1995 U-20 Youth World Cup finals. Geremi started all four games for the national team before they lost to Argentina in the quarterfinals.
Geremi's senior debut came not much later, appearing in a match against Gabon in October 1996. From there, the midfielder went on to feature in four of Cameroon's six qualifiers for the 1998 World Cup finals, though he was left out of the finals squad after the nation qualified.
Geremi won Olympic Gold with Cameroon in Sydney in 2000 when he captained his country. He has also won two Africa Cup of Nations titles in 2000 and 2002 as they demonstrated their superiority not only in Africa but at world level too.
Geremi was part of the Cameroon side that qualified for the 2002 World Cup in Japan he also played in all three of Cameroon's World Cup Final games in 2002 and scored a free-kick in a 2–2 friendly draw with England shortly before the tournament. He then won a runners-up medal in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana and was named in the team of the tournament.
The squad failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup finals, finishing one point behind qualifiers Ivory Coast in their table. Geremi started nine of the squad's 10 games at holding midfielder, though, and scored twice during the campaign.
The 2008 Cup of Nations brought Cameroon's best finish since 2002, managing to reach the finals before losing 1–0 to Egypt. Geremi again played every one of Cameroon's games and was named to the Team of the Tournament for his performances.
Geremi earned his 100th cap for Cameroon on 11 February 2009, scoring a goal as part of a 3–1 friendly win against Guinea in Paris, a game in which he scored from a free kick.
Geremi played in 11 2010 World Cup qualifiers as Cameroon finished top of Group A in the third round of qualification, scoring one goal along the way.
In January 2010, Geremi and his teammates traveled to Angola for the Cup of Nations, falling to eventual champions Egypt in a 3–1 extra time loss.
Geremi was part of the Cameroon squad that took part in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Playing in all 3 of Cameron's matches as they finished bottom of Group E.
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