The legendary ex-Barcelona striker is suspected of organizing match-fixing at home.
In Cameroon, a high-profile match-fixing scandal has erupted. The ex-forward became the central character here Barcelona Samuel Eto’o.
The three-time Champions League winner has been president of the Cameroon Football Federation since December 2021, according to the French edition of L`Equipe. And, apparently, he took advantage of his position for selfish purposes.
According to journalists, Eto’o has promised to move to a club in Cameroon’s first division.
The police received an audio recording of a phone call from January 2023. In it, Eto’o said that the club Victoria United must rise to the class by saying: “This is our purpose. This is our Federation.” He met with the team president to confirm his desire to be promoted.
At that time, the club was in eighth place in the second division. At the end of the championship, he rose to third place and was due for elimination Stade de Bertois from the competition Victoria United promoted to the first division.
Recall, earlier it was known that the daughter of Samuel Eto’o wants to put the former football player in prison.
Source: korrespondent
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