{"id":46256,"date":"2024-09-30T21:52:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T21:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/fifa-bans-samuel-etoo-from-national-team-games-for-6-months"},"modified":"2024-09-30T22:27:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T22:27:47","slug":"fifa-bans-samuel-etoo-from-national-team-games-for-6-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/fifa-bans-samuel-etoo-from-national-team-games-for-6-months","title":{"rendered":"FIFA bans Samuel Eto\u2019o from national team games for 6 months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Cameroon soccer great Samuel Eto\u2019o was banned by FIFA on Monday from attending any national team games for six months.<\/p>\n<p>Eto\u2019o, who has been president of the Cameroon soccer federation since 2021, faced two charges from an incident at the Under-20 Women\u2019s World Cup in Colombia on Sept. 11.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA did not specify details of what happened at the round of 16 game that Brazil won against Cameroon 3-1 after extra time.<\/p>\n<p>Eto\u2019o was judged to have broken disciplinary rules relating to \u201coffensive behavior and violations of the principles of fair play\u201d and misconduct of officials, FIFA said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ban imposed on Mr. Eto\u2019o prevents him from attending men\u2019s and women\u2019s matches involving (Cameroon) teams of all categories and age groups,\u201d FIFA said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>That period through March includes men\u2019s national team games in qualifying groups for the 2026 World Cup and 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old Eto\u2019o played for Cameroon at four World Cups from 1998 to 2014, missing only the 2006 edition, and scored a record 56 goals for the Indomitable Lions. He played in two Africa Cup of Nations title-winning teams, in 2000 and 2002.<\/p>\n<p>He won three Champions League titles, including back to back in 2009 with Barcelona and 2010 with Inter Milan, in a storied career as one of soccer\u2019s top forwards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Mauritius Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. Cameroon soccer great Samuel Eto\u2019o was banned by FIFA on Monday from attending any national team games for six months. Eto\u2019o, who has been president of the Cameroon soccer federation since 2021, faced two charges from an incident at the Under-20 Women\u2019s World Cup in Colombia on Sept. 11. 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