Cameroon’s soccer chief faces disciplinary motion over “offensive conduct” throughout a Girls’s Below-20 World Cup match.
Cameroon’s soccer governing physique stated Cameroon Soccer Federation (Fecafoot) president Samuel Eto’o has been banned from competing with the nationwide crew for six months for breaching FIFA disciplinary guidelines.
The previous Barcelona ahead, who has been Fecafoot president since 2021, will now be banned from all males’s and ladies’s competitions throughout all age teams.
“The sanctions had been imposed in reference to the FIFA Girls’s Below-20 World Cup Spherical of 16 match between Brazil and Cameroon on 11 September 2024 in Bogotá, Colombia,” FIFA stated in an announcement on Monday.
FIFA’s disciplinary committee didn’t disclose particulars of the incident. Eto’o was discovered responsible of “offensive habits and violation of the ideas of truthful play” in addition to “inappropriate conduct” involving officers, the assertion stated.
The fees relate to Cameroon’s last-16 match towards Brazil, which the South American facet gained 3-1 after additional time.
Eto’o and the Cameroon delegation had been despatched off for a penalty kick, and Brazil equalized the sport.
The 43-year-old, who additionally performs for Premier League membership Chelsea, has been banned from collaborating in any matches in Cameroon – no matter gender or age group – however the sanction doesn’t have an effect on his position as Fecafoot president.
In July, Eto’o was fined $200,000 by CAF for violating ethics guidelines over his model take care of a web based playing firm.
Eto’o additionally clashed with the nation’s sports activities ministry, saying their appointment of Belgian Marc Blais as males’s crew coach earlier this 12 months was “unlawful”.
Eto’o, a four-time African Participant of the 12 months, is Cameroon’s second-most capped participant in historical past, behind Rigobert Tune. The striker additionally had an illustrious membership profession, successful the Champions League 4 occasions with three totally different groups.
In 2022, throughout the World Cup in Qatar, he was photographed attacking a person after a fierce confrontation and confrontation exterior the stadium.
