What Samuel Eto’o’s ascension to football leadership means to Cameroon

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Samuel Eto’o speaks in Lisbon, Portugal, after being presented with the Web Summit Innovation in Sport Award. Photo by Diarmuid Greene/Web Summit via Sportsfile, November 2, 2021, (CC BY 2.0) On December 11, 2021, Cameroonian star and international football sensation Samuel Eto’o, 40, was elected president of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT). After the joy of his victory which reverberated on the streets of Cameroon has subsided, the football legend now faces the great task of rejuvenating the country’s football back to its global golden status. Eto’o won with 43 votes, against incu…

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