{"id":974346,"date":"2022-02-03T05:19:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T05:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/03\/egypt-coach-queiroz-hits-out-at-etoo-for-calling-semifinal-war\/"},"modified":"2022-02-03T05:19:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T05:19:08","slug":"egypt-coach-queiroz-hits-out-at-etoo-for-calling-semifinal-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/03\/egypt-coach-queiroz-hits-out-at-etoo-for-calling-semifinal-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt coach Queiroz hits out at Eto&#8217;o for calling semifinal &#8216;war&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/120648136_gettyimages-1189636789-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Samuel Eto'o scored 56 goals in 118 games as a player for Cameroon\" title=\"Samuel Eto'o scored 56 goals in 118 games as a player for Cameroon\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samuel Eto&#8217;o scored 56 goals in 118 games as a player for Cameroon<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Egypt coach Carlos Queiroz hit out at Cameroon legend Samuel Eto\u2019o for sending a \u201cvery bad message\u201d after likening Thursday\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations semifinal between the sides to a \u201cwar\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Eto\u2019o, who is now president of Cameroon\u2019s Football Federation, made the comment to his team in a video widely published on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrepare yourselves because this is going to be a war,\u201d Eto\u2019o says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is how we need to approach this match. A war! You can\u2019t let this opportunity pass you by.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The semifinal will be played at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde in the first game to be staged there since eight people died and 38 were injured in a crush before Cameroon beat the Comoros on 24 January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a very bad message to the people of Cameroon. I think he forgot that Cameroon people died at the stadium a couple of days ago,\u201d Queiroz told media after an Egypt training session in Yaounde.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo make this declaration of war before a game I think he has learned nothing from being in professional football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former Real Madrid coach called on the Confederation of African Football to take action against Eto\u2019o, the one-time Barcelona striker who twice won the Cup of Nations as a player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very very, unfortunate comment because football is not about war, football is about celebration, joy, it\u2019s about happiness,\u201d Queiroz said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are here to please the people. We are not here to make people die. We are here to have fun, to have joy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo to challenge the team of Cameroon to come and play a war against us I think it\u2019s something that I leave to CAF because a comment like this deserves a red card.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"FfRlwcm6Q98\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Abodwese Murder: A 75-year-old man shoots 45 year old man to death - Adom TV News (2-2-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FfRlwcm6Q98?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samuel Eto&#8217;o scored 56 goals in 118 games as a player for Cameroon Egypt coach Carlos Queiroz hit out at Cameroon legend Samuel Eto\u2019o for sending a \u201cvery bad message\u201d after likening Thursday\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations semifinal between the sides to a \u201cwar\u201d. 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