Cameroon’s soccer boss is dealing with disciplinary motion for his “offensive behaviour” at a Girls’s Beneath-20 World Cup match.
Cameroon Soccer Federation (Fecafoot) president Samuel Eto’o has been suspended from attending nationwide crew matches for six months after violating FIFA disciplinary guidelines, soccer’s governing physique mentioned.
The previous Barcelona striker has been president of Fecafoot since 2021 and can not have the ability to take part in all males’s and ladies’s matches of various age teams.
“The sanction was imposed in relation to the spherical of 16 match of the FIFA U-20 Girls’s World Cup between Brazil and Cameroon performed in Bogotá, Colombia, on September 11, 2024,” FIFA mentioned in an announcement on Monday.
FIFA’s disciplinary committee didn’t reveal particulars concerning the incidents. The assertion mentioned Eto’o was discovered responsible of “offensive conduct and violations of the rules of honest play” and “misconduct” involving officers.
The fees relate to Cameroon’s spherical of 16 match towards Brazil, which the South People received 3-1 after additional time.
Eto’o and the Cameroon delegation noticed purple in a penalty that led to Brazil’s tie within the match.
The 43-year-old, who additionally performed for Chelsea within the English Premier League, won’t be able to attend any Cameroonian matches (males or ladies and of any age class), however the sanction doesn’t have an effect on his position as president of the Fecafoot.
In July, Eto’o was fined $200,000 for a branding take care of an internet playing firm that the Confederation of African Soccer deemed an ethics violation.
Eto’o was additionally in battle together with his nation’s Sports activities Ministry, calling the appointment of Belgian Marc Brys earlier this 12 months as coach of the boys’s crew “unlawful.”
Eto’o, a four-time African Participant of the 12 months, is the second most capped participant in Cameroon historical past behind Rigobert Tune. The striker additionally loved an illustrious membership profession, successful the Champions League 4 instances with three totally different groups.
In 2022, he was filmed attacking a person outdoors a stadium through the FIFA World Cup in Qatar following a heated trade and confrontation.
