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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Egypt coach Carlos Queiroz hit out at Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o for sending a “very bad message” after likening Thursday’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final between the sides to a “war”.<\/p>\n

Eto’o, who is now president of Cameroon’s Football Federation, made the comment to his team in a video widely published on social media.<\/p>\n

“Prepare yourselves because this is going to be a war,” Eto’o says.<\/p>\n

“That is how we need to approach this match. A war! You can’t let this opportunity pass you by.”<\/p>\n

The semi-final will be played at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde in the first game to be staged there since eight people died and 38 were injured in a crush before Cameroon beat the Comoros on January 24.<\/p>\n

“It is a very bad message to the people of Cameroon. I think he forgot that Cameroon people died at the stadium a couple of days ago,” Queiroz told media after an Egypt training session in Yaounde.<\/p>\n

“To make this declaration of war before a game I think he has learned nothing from being in professional football.”<\/p>\n

The former Real Madrid coach called on the Confederation of African Football to take action against Eto’o, the one-time Barcelona striker who twice won the Cup of Nations as a player.<\/p>\n

“It was a very very, unfortunate comment because football is not about war, football is about celebration, joy, it’s about happiness,” Queiroz said.<\/p>\n

“We are here to please the people. We are not here to make people die. We are here to have fun, to have joy.<\/p>\n

“So to challenge the team of Cameroon to come and play a war against us I think it’s something that I leave to CAF because a comment like this deserves a red card.”<\/p>\n

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