Since taking office as president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, Samuel Eto'o has been at the heart of several controversies. The latest concerns suspicions of embezzlement. In October 2023, Cameroon had become the first non-Asian country to challenge Russia suspended since the war in Ukraine. Except that the Cameroonian press had revealed that the Russian Federation had paid for this match (so far nothing abnormal) directly in an account which was not that of Fecafoot. It was according to this same Cameroonian press of that of … Samuel Eto'o.
Documents had thus leaked on social networks where one could clearly see the proof of transfers on a private account in Qatar. Faced with this controversy, Fecafoot had quickly reacted, confirming that it has authorized the use of Samuel Eto'o's personal account to receive the funds. The Cameroonian football body had explained that this decision was linked to international sanctions imposed on Russia. With the restrictions on the SWIFT system, linked to post-2014 (Crimea) and 2022 (Ukraine) sanctions, a personal account in Qatar would have been deemed safer to secure the payment, according to FECAFOOT. An explanation that does not convince anyone in the country since several media denounce this practice and believe that the president of the FECAFOOT has donated anything to the institution. Samuel Eto'o, already pointed out, will not arrange his business …
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