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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Newly elected Cameroon Football Federation boss Samuel Eto\u2019o insists the 2021 AFCON scheduled in his country next month will go on. Various calls have been made by a host of clubs across the globe to let CAF cancel the tournament due to the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as European clubs being reluctant to let their players leave at a critical part of the season.<\/p>\n

Eto\u2019o, who is an African football legend has however played down the claims of the clubs and has affirmed that the tournament will take place in January as scheduled.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy should it not be played?\u201d Eto\u2019o told Canal Plus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe federation that I represent will strongly defend the competition. The Euros were played in the middle of the pandemic with full stadiums. Why shouldn\u2019t we play? We must be clear on this aspect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite Rwanda failing to make it to the competition, the East African country has a firm interest as their female referee Salma Radia Mukansanga has been selected by African football ruling body (CAF)as one of the referees that will officiate in the tournament.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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