Samuel Eto’o has been at the center of a lot of controversy over the past few years.
Samuel Eto’o is used to being in the middle of a commotion. PDO
Cameroonian football legend Samuel Eto’o is in the middle of new accusations, reports the Cameroonian among others Camfoot as well as numerous international news sources. This time, Eto’o, who is the president of the Cameroon Football Association, is accused of manipulating match results.
According to the accusations, Eto’o has promised Victoria United, who plays in Cameroon’s second division, that their team will be moved up the league ladder. Eto’o and the chairman of Victoria United of Valentine Gwain According to the news, the recording of the conversation between
According to Camfoot’s news, Eto’o tells Gwain that he is trying to help the team rise by manipulating the refereeing of matches. According to reports, Eto’o says in a recording that Victoria United’s promotion is his goal.
“We give three points”
The recording is reported to be from last December, after United’s defeat. Gwain had stopped the match to complain about the refereeing of the match. After telling Eto’o about the incident on a recording, the soccer legend reassured his friend.
– Stay calm. We’ll give you three points and ditch the referee, Eto’o is reported to have said on tape.
Victoria United secured promotion to the first division at the end of the season. The team has risen to a higher league level in two consecutive seasons.
United released a statement following the news that it does not recognize its president’s voice on the tape. The team asks their fans to stay calm and let the lawyers do their own work to find out.
Usual Suspects
Match-fixing accusations have been swirling around the team for a long time. In a match played in February, the team was awarded a controversial penalty in the final minutes of the match, which enraged the opposing fans.
After that match, the team’s goalkeeper Idris Youssof said that the team “buys” victories. After his argument, the goalkeeper quickly got his starting passes from the team.
Samuel Eto’o has personally been in the middle of difficult accusations for the past few months. A video of Eto’o was spread during the World Cup in Qatar, in which he kicked a fan in the head. Eto’o has also previously been convicted of, among other things, tax fraud.
Last January, the players of Cameroon’s under-17 team were revealed to be overage. The soccer legend’s daughter also demands that her father be jailed because, according to her, Eto’o owes her up to 90,000 euros.