Football icon, Samuel Eto’o named president of Cameroon FA

Former Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Chelsea striker, Samuel Eto’o has been named president of Cameroon FA

The former Cameroon foreign took 43 votes from members of FECAFOOT’s general assembly during the election, which took place on Saturday, December 11. He defeated rival Seidou Mbombo Njoya-who was the interim president of the country’s football federation (Fecafoot), by 43 votes to 31.
The 40- year-old is one of the country’s topmost ever players after scoring 56 goals in 118 appearances during his international career.Eto’o, also won the African Footballer of the Year on four occasions.
responding to the news on Instagram,Eto’o posted’I will be remembering today as one of the proudest moments of my life

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‘I am deeply thankful to be elected as the new president of@fecafootofficiel.

‘Every single vote represents the energy and ambition of our football family to take our cherished sport to a level we have never seen before. Let’s get to work.’
Eto’o has promised a wide range of reforms to help the sport thrive in the country and has promised to construct at least 10 stadiums during his commission.
As reported by the BBC,Eto’o said’We’ve to bring footballers to the centre of our policies.

‘It’s our part to assure that those who play this discipline make a decent living out of it.’

Seven candidates should have initially contested the elections, but five of them pulled out on the morning of the election.

His appointment comes just a month before the country hosts the African Cup of Nations which is set to run from January 9 to February 6.