After some impressive results at the junior level in 2018, Cedric Fofana made his senior international debut at the 2019 FINA Grand Prix in Calgary. He managed to qualify for his first FINA event by winning a bronze medal at the Winter National Championships in Victoria.
A few months prior to that, Fofana established a new national record on 3-metre springboard in the 15-16 age group at the Junior National Championships, where he won four medals.