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20 Feb

CAF Appeals Jury Overturns Sanctions Against Samuel Eto’o, Paving Way For CAF Executive Committee Bid

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Cameroon football legend Samuel Eto’o has won his appeal against sanctions imposed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), clearing the path for his potential candidacy for a seat on the CAF Executive Committee, AfricaSoccer.com can reveal. Eto’o, who currently serves as the president of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot), had been fined USD200,000 and sanctioned for the alleged breaches of CAF Ethics principles. This many believe led to him being disqualified from contesting CAF’s March elections due to alleged breaches of ethical principles. However, after an eight-month legal battle, CAF’s Appeals Board ruled that its Disciplinary Board lacked jurisdiction…

24 Jan

Watch The Emotional Moment Samuel Eto’o Met With A Former Teammate Now Working As A Security Guard

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Samuel Eto'o, President of the Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT), recently had a touching reunion with a former teammate who now works as a security guard. The emotional encounter took place in Douala, where Eto'o, widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation, was attending an Ecobank Group seminar. While there, he came across his old friend, a man with whom he once shared the football pitch. The two reminisced about their shared past, exchanging pleasantries and heartfelt words. During their conversation, Eto'o reportedly told his assistant to arrange a formal meeting with his former teammate, expressing joy…

31 May

Cameroon Reinstate Brys As Boss As Eto’o Apologises

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Marc Brys has been reinstated as coach of Cameroon after Samuel Eto’o, the president of the country’s football federation (Fecafoot), apologised for a row which led to the Belgian being replaced just two days ago. Fecafoot put Martin Ndtoungou in interim charge of the Indomitable Lions on Tuesday night after Eto’o and Brys were involved in a heated exchange earlier that day when they met for the first time. Brys had been appointed by Cameroon’s sports ministry in April but Fecafoot expressed its “great astonishment” at the move and said the decision had been “taken unilaterally”. Eto’o confirmed the 62-year-old…

29 May

Cameroon Federation President Eto’o And Coach In Angry Exchange

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Cameroon football was plunged deeper into crisis on Tuesday when a meeting between football federation president Samuel Eto’o and the country’s new Belgian coach Marc Brys turned into an angry showdown. It was the first time Eto’o was meeting Brys, who was appointed by the country’s sports ministry in early April without any input from the Cameroon Football Federation, setting up a standoff between the two. Brys had been invited for a “working session” by Eto’o as Cameroon prepare for World Cup qualifiers next month, but several of his support staff, also appointed by the sports ministry, were refused entry…

03 Oct

Samuel Eto’o: Lawyers For Cameroon FA President Say He Has Not Been Notified Of Legal Proceedings Against Him

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Lawyers representing Samuel Eto'o, the president of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot), have denied that the former striker has been notified of legal proceedings against him. In a statement, French law firm Vey & Associes dismissed allegations made against the 42-year-old as "calumnious rumours", adding that Eto'o had not been informed of any judicial action or been issued with any kind of summons. Whilst widespread media reports claimed on Friday that the four-time African Player of the Year was facing action linked to match-fixing allegations, a Cameroonian police document spoke of allegations of "abuse of authority, corruption" and other unnamed…

11 Aug

Samuel Eto’o Facing Improper Conduct Investigation By CAF

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is investigating allegations of improper conduct made against Samuel Eto’o, president of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot). The former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker, a legend in his homeland, was elected as Fecafoot leader in December 2021. But concerns have been raised over the 42-year-old’s running of the organisation. Last month, a group of amateur clubs in Cameroon called on Eto’o to resign, citing what they described as “grave irregularities” and calling for Cameroon’s sports minister to intervene, as well as mentioning the possibility of asking Fifa president Gianni Infantino to do the same. At the time,…

10 Aug

More Troubles For Samuel Eto’o As CAF Launches Investigation Into Allegations Of ‘Improper Conduct’

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Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), have received a formal complaint from stakeholders of Cameroonian football over the conduct of FECAFOOT President Samuel Eto'o. According to CAF, the group have requested the confederation to investigate the activities of the former Barcelona star. Eto'o's reign as boss of the Cameroonian Football Federation has been marred with scandals, with some members of the association calling for his resignation. "CAF has received written statements from several Cameroonian football stakeholders to look into and investigate certain alleged improper conduct by Mr. Samuel Eto’o who is President of the Fédération Camerounaise…

12 Jul

Cameroon FA President Samuel Eto’o Urged To Resign

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A group representing amateur clubs in Cameroon has called on legendary former player Samuel Eto’o to resign from his post as president of the country’s football federation, citing “grave irregularities” in the organisation. Last week, Cameroon’s Amateur Clubs’ Association (ACFAC) voted 11-1 in favour of asking the four-time African Footballer of the Year to stand down. It said the 42-year-old, who played for several of Europe’s top clubs, should resign “if he still loves Cameroonian football, as he has always claimed”. ACFAC called for Cameroon’s sports minister to intervene, and mentioned the possibility of asking Fifa president Gianni Infantino to…

12 Jan

DR Congo: 25 Out Of 40 Players Fail U-17 Age Test

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Democratic Republic of Congo have been forced to pull out of a regional qualifying tournament for the 2023 Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations after 25 out of 40 players failed mandatory age testing. It is the latest age fraud scandal to hit the Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC) qualifiers after 32 players from host nation Cameroon failed age tests ordered by Samuel Eto'o, president of the country's governing body, Fecafoot. After a race against time, BBC Sport Africa understands Cameroon has found 30 replacement players who have all passed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) tests in Douala. But as the…

07 Dec

Samuel Eto’o Apologises After Altercation With Man In Qatar

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Former Barcelona and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o has apologised for his part in what he described as a "violent altercation" following a match at the World Cup in Qatar. A video posted online appeared to show the 41-year-old, who is now president of his country's football federation (Fecafoot), lashing out at a man. The incident occurred outside Stadium 974 in Doha after Monday's last-16 match between Brazil and South Korea, which the South Americans won 4-1. Eto'o posed for several pictures with supporters before getting into an angry confrontation with another man with a video camera. Footage showed Eto'o advancing towards the…