The president of the Cameroonian Football Federation has been found guilty of an ethics breach over his relationship with a betting company.
African football's governing body has fined Samuel Eto'o, the president of the Cameroonian Football Federation , $200,000 for an ethics breach, but found insufficient evidence to pursue a charge related to allegations of match-fixing.that the four-time African Footballer of the Year had "seriously violated the principles of ethics, integrity and sportsmanship" of Caf by signing a contract to be an ambassador for betting company 1XBET.
1XBET sponsors the top two divisions of men's professional football in Cameroon and both the men's and women's international sides, while the regulations of Fifa, football's global governing body, state that people bound by its code are not allowed any involvement in betting related to football.
The former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker was being investigated alongside Valentine Nkwain, president of newly promoted club side Victoria United, following a leaked phone conversation said to be of the pair discussing Victoria's return to the top flight before promotion had been guaranteed.The latest judgement by Caf is unlikely to quell dissent in Cameroon related to Eto'o's running of football in the country.
Earlier this week a group of administrators, including former members of Fecafoot and the president of the country's Professional Football League, wrote an open letter to Caf president Patrice Motsepe and Fifa boss Gianni Infantino, urging them to speed up their investigations and pointing out that possible sanctions included a lifetime ban.
The letter said "many stakeholders who have been in the game for several decades are leaving because of the abuses that have taken place over the past two years."Dua Lipa's unmissable pop partyAndy Murray looks back on his career with Sue Barker'To win Olympic gold I need to beat the best sprinter ever''Banks replica' - was this 'one of great saves in Euros history'?'It just will not happen!' - Ronaldo in tears after extra-time penalty saved.
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