{"id":83425,"date":"2023-07-12T16:38:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T16:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/12\/cameroon-fa-president-samuel-etoo-urged-to-resign\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T16:38:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T16:38:11","slug":"cameroon-fa-president-samuel-etoo-urged-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/12\/cameroon-fa-president-samuel-etoo-urged-to-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameroon FA president Samuel Eto’o urged to resign"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"Samuel
Samuel Eto’o, who has led the Cameroonian FA since December 2021, has come under fire for some of his recent decisions
\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

A group representing amateur clubs in Cameroon has called on legendary former player Samuel Eto\u2019o to resign from his post as president of the country\u2019s football federation, citing \u201cgrave irregularities\u201d in the organisation.<\/p>\n

Last week, Cameroon\u2019s Amateur Clubs\u2019 Association (ACFAC) voted 11-1 in favour of asking the four-time African Footballer of the Year to stand down.<\/p>\n

It said the 42-year-old, who played for several of Europe\u2019s top clubs, should resign \u201cif he still loves Cameroonian football, as he has always claimed\u201d.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

ACFAC called for Cameroon\u2019s sports minister to intervene, and mentioned the possibility of asking Fifa president Gianni Infantino to do the same.<\/p>\n

Among its list of concerns, ACFAC said the decision to change the Fecafoot president\u2019s mandate from four to seven years was both anti-statutory and illegal. It also highlighted the lack of publication of new statutes adopted last August.<\/p>\n

There were also questions to answer, it said, about Eto\u2019o\u2019s decision to take an ambassadorial role with a sports betting company, which could be in violation of both Fifa and Fecafoot rules.<\/p>\n

Fifa says people bound by its code \u201cshall be forbidden from participating in, either directly or indirectly, betting, gambling, lotteries or similar events or transactions related to football matches or competitions and\/or any related football activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Football\u2019s world governing body mentions a sanction of either a fine or ban from football for any violation of its ethics code regarding connections to betting and gambling, with any \u201cdirect or indirect financial interest\u201d outlawed. It is unclear if Eto\u2019o is personally profiting from his involvement with the company.<\/p>\n

In late June, top-flight Cameroonian club UMS de Loum asked Fecafoot to investigate the matter and also raised it with both Fifa and the Confederation of African Football (Caf).<\/p>\n

Fecafoot has signed a deal with the same betting company to sponsor both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s international teams, as well as the top two divisions of the country\u2019s football league.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued at the time, the federation said the deal had been agreed in compliance with all ethical codes and was further proof of Eto\u2019o\u2019s drive to \u201cmodernise\u201d Cameroonian football.<\/p>\n

ACFAC also claimed in its statement that unnamed individuals in Fecafoot are manipulating matches in order to successfully bet on their outcomes.<\/p>\n

The BBC invited Fecafoot to comment on the nature of ACFAC\u2019s claims about the organisation and its president but has received no response.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n