{"id":11303,"date":"2023-09-27T16:45:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T16:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=11303"},"modified":"2023-09-27T16:45:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T16:45:05","slug":"fifa-caf-under-pressure-to-remove-samuel-etoo-from-role-as-cameroon-fa-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/fifa-caf-under-pressure-to-remove-samuel-etoo-from-role-as-cameroon-fa-president\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA, CAF under pressure to remove Samuel Eto\u2019o from role as Cameroon FA president"},"content":{"rendered":"

FIFA is under pressure to remove Cameroon FA (FECAFOOT) president Samuel Eto\u2019o from his role after a group of the country\u2019s football officials have called on the organisation to take action against the former striker.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The group \u2014 which includes Pierre Semengue, President of the Professional Football League of Cameroon and Henry Njalla Quan Junior, a former FECAFOOT vice-president \u2014 have written a letter jointly addressing FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe, questioning how he has been allowed to continue \u201cto illegally impose himself on the FECAFOOT presidency\u201d after a series of public incidents.<\/p>\n

A CAF investigation into \u201ccertain alleged improper conduct\u201d of Eto\u2019o was opened in early August, a few weeks after leaked audio had emerged claiming to implicate the 42-year-old in a match-fixing scandal, which he strongly denied.<\/p>\n

On the recording, Eto\u2019o said at the time to Gazzetta dello Sport: \u201cI was talking to a friend, someone who invests in football and wants to make his club one of the best in Cameroon. I just reassured him by saying that I would have done everything possible to avoid any refereeing errors against him.\u201d<\/p>\n

That no further action has yet been taken, the letter adds, \u201clies at the very heart of football\u2019s issues of integrity, ethics and fair play\u201d.<\/p>\n

As well as the audio, the letter also calls attention to Eto\u2019o\u2019s tax fraud case \u2014 in which he was given a suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay a fine \u2014 as well as an altercation between him and a supporter during the World Cup and his sponsorship contract with the betting company 1XBET.<\/p>\n

The letter says \u201cit is surprising that (FIFA) has remained silent\u201d on Eto\u2019o, pointing to swift action taken against Spanish FA (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales over his actions following the Women\u2019s World Cup final. FIFA suspended Rubiales and the 46-year-old later resigned from his role.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot a word has been heard from FIFA,\u201d the letter reads, \u201cdespite numerous complaints and reminders from Cameroonian football actors.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can FIFA continue to remain silent in the face of so many scandals that compromise public confidence in sporting ethics and the sincerity of matches?\u201d<\/p>\n

The letter particularly criticises Infantino after he and Eto\u2019o met and were pictured together in France to discuss \u201cfootball development\u201d earlier this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sad reality of this two-speed management of almost identical situations is that Africa remains a kind of enclave where you can take liberties with the ethics and exemplarity that sports leaders should embody,\u201d the letter says.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan you imagine FIFA and UEFA remaining silent when the president of a European football federation is suspected of match-fixing, with audio recordings to back it up?<\/p>\n

\u201cCan you imagine FIFA and UEFA keeping quiet while the president of a European soccer federation signed a personal ambassadorship contract with a sports betting operator?\u201d<\/p>\n

Though Eto\u2019o does not directly work for FIFA, FECAFOOT is a member of world football\u2019s governing body and of CAF.<\/p>\n

What does the letter say about the Eto\u2019o incidents?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Eto\u2019o admitted a charge of tax fraud of \u20ac3.8million ($4m), from when he was playing for Barcelona between 2006 and 2009, in 2022. A Spanish court handed him a 22-month suspended prison sentence and ordered him to pay a \u20ac1.8m fine, as well as the \u20ac3.8m owed.<\/p>\n

The letter says \u201cthe clear provisions of article 47 of the FECAFOOT statutes\u201d mean Eto\u2019o should have vacated his role but that he \u201ccontinues to illegally impose himself\u201d as president of the organisation. Those statutes refer to an individual leaving the role \u201cwhere the President is in a situation of incompatibility or ineligibility during his term of office\u201d.<\/p>\n

It also highlights an incident between Eto\u2019o and a supporter outside a game during the men\u2019s World Cup last year that was filmed and uploaded to social media. Eto\u2019o later apologised for the \u201cviolent altercation\u201d that occurred.<\/p>\n

A deal between Eto\u2019o and the sports betting company 1XBET has also come under fire. Eto\u2019o signed a deal to be an ambassador for the company earlier this year, which the letter believes to be \u201cin flagrant violation\u201d of the FIFA Code of Ethics.<\/p>\n

Those state that individuals \u201cshall not have any interests, either directly or indirectly (through or in conjunction with third parties), in entities, companies, organisations, etc. that promote, broker, arrange or conduct betting, gambling, lotteries or similar events or transactions connected with football matches and competitions\u201d. A representative for Eto\u2019o denied that the sponsorship deal was improper in Cameroonian media.<\/p>\n

When contacted by this source, CAF referred to a previous statement from early August in which it says it \u201cis looking into these requests based on and in accordance with the CAF Statutes and Regulations\u201d.<\/p>\n

This source has also approached FIFA for comment.<\/p>\n

\n

CC: The Athletic<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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