Samuel Eto’o calls for live broadcast of CAF hearing
The President of the Cameroon Football Federation, Samuel Eto’o, has asked the Confederation of African Football to authorize a live broadcast of his hearing before the CAF disciplinary council on Tuesday, June 25.
The FECAFOOT President faces accusations brought against him on his management of the Cameroon football governing body. Complaints had been filed against him on match-fixing, corruption, mismanagement and violation of the FECAFOOT and CAF statutes.
Eto’o, who will be defending himself in Cairo, raised concerns about the interference of political actors in Cameroon who may want to tamper with the verdict in their favour.
He posted a message on his social media pages on Monday, indicating that “this request which expresses a profound desire of transparency, is in no way the expression of defiance towards the Confederation” he said.
“This request is formulated to remove any ambiguity in the context of the immersion of Cameroonian political actors in the procedure who have allied with identified personal interests” Eto’o highlighted.
The former football star said he had an international career “without cheating”, calling on CAF “to be a glass house where the elected leaders of the member federations are judged with fairness and transparency”.
In a recent observation, the FECAFOOT President deleted all photos and information about betting company 1XBET, which he signed a deal with in 2023 as brand ambassador. Though he said nothing about the deletion of the posts, it was suspected that it had to do with the case at CAF.
The four-time African Player of the Year, is also in conflict with the sports ministry over the coaching staff of the national team. The dust is yet to settle after the two FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Cape Verde and Angola, which took place under abnormal coaching conditions.
