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FIFA bans Cameroon soccer great Samuel Eto鈥檕 from national team games for 6 months

Eto鈥檕 faced two charges from an incident at the Under-20 Women鈥檚 World Cup
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(CP Photo) Samuel Eto鈥檕 had a stalwart career with the Cameroonian national team.

Cameroon soccer great Samuel Eto鈥檕 was banned by FIFA on Monday from attending any national team games for six months.

Eto鈥檕, who has been president of the Cameroon soccer federation since 2021, faced two charges from an incident at the Under-20 Women鈥檚 World Cup in Colombia on Sept. 11.

FIFA did not specify details of what happened at the round of 16 game that Brazil won against Cameroon 3-1 after extra time.

Eto鈥檕 was judged to have broken disciplinary rules relating to 鈥渙ffensive behavior and violations of the principles of fair play鈥 and misconduct of officials, FIFA said.

鈥淭he ban imposed on Mr. Eto鈥檕 prevents him from attending men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 matches involving (Cameroon) teams of all categories and age groups,鈥 FIFA said in a statement.

The 43-year-old Eto鈥檕 played for Cameroon at four World Cups and won back-to-back Champions League titles with Barcelona and Inter Milan in a storied career as one of soccer鈥檚 top forwards.





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