The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has sanctioned Samuel Eto’o, president of the Cameroon Football Association, for ethics violations.
In a statement on Thursday, CAF announced Eto’o was facing
“charges of alleged manipulation of football matches and violating the
principles of ethics and integrity.”
The continental football governing body added that “there is
insufficient proof” to corroborate Eto’o’s involvement in match-fixing
alongside Valentin Nkwain.
However, CAF ruled that the four-time African Footballer of
the Year “seriously violated the principles of ethics, integrity and
sportsmanship” by “signing a brand ambassador contract with the company 1XBET
in exchange for remuneration”.
The statement said Eto’o breached “Article 2 paragraph 3 of
the CAF Statutes,” which reads: “any person or organisation involved in
football in Africa has to respect at all times and unreservedly the principles
of ethics and fair play enacted by CAF, the principles of integrity and
sportsmanship as well as the Statutes, regulations, decisions, and directives
of CAF and FIFA.”
Eto’o was penalised with $200,000 fine for the violation.
The former Barcelona striker has been embroiled in
controversy since he was elected president of Cameroon FA in 2021.
In 2022, he was caught on tape attacking a cameraman outside
a stadium at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
A year later, CAF investigated him for alleged improper
misconduct following complaints from several stakeholders of Cameroonian
football.
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