ZÜRICH, Switzerland
Cameroon soccer great Samuel Eto’o was banned by FIFA on Monday from attending any national team games for six months.
Eto’o, who has been president
of the Cameroon soccer federation since 2021, faced two charges from an
incident at the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia on Sept. 11.
FIFA did not specify details
of what happened at the round of 16 game that Brazil won against Cameroon 3-1
after extra time.
Eto’o was judged to have
broken disciplinary rules relating to “offensive behavior and violations of the
principles of fair play” and misconduct of officials, FIFA said.
“The ban imposed on Mr. Eto’o
prevents him from attending men’s and women’s matches involving (Cameroon)
teams of all categories and age groups,” FIFA said in a statement.
That period through March
includes men’s national team games in qualifying groups for the 2026 World Cup
and 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The 43-year-old Eto’o played
for Cameroon at four World Cups from 1998 to 2014, missing only the 2006
edition, and scored a record 56 goals for the Indomitable Lions. He played in
two Africa Cup of Nations title-winning teams, in 2000 and 2002.
He won three Champions League
titles, including back to back in 2009 with Barcelona and 2010 with Inter
Milan, in a storied career as one of soccer’s top forwards.
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