FECAFOOT Presidency: What Chances For Samuel Eto’o?

It is no longer rumour. Former Indomitable Lions captain, Samuel Eto’o, has officialised his candidature for the post of president of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) during the upcoming 2021 elections. The announcement was made on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. This has put an end to a long period of suspense on whether he will be candidate or not. In his manifesto, Eto’o announced that he has taken the decision to contest for the most prestigious post of football governance in Cameroon for the love of the country and the passion of football.

The former Barcelone striker insisted that there is urgent need for progressive and positive changes to be made to ensure the growth and smooth management of football in the country especially few months to the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations which will be hosted by Cameroon as from January 2022. He promised to dedicate his salary as President of FECAFOOT to the development of youth football in the country.

The candidature of Samuel Eto’o is faced with stakes and challenges. The candidate will need more than will to face his opponents who have already submitted their files. They are Jules Dennis Onana and Maboang Kessack all former Indomitable Lions and the incumbent President Seidou Mbombo Njoya who was elected CAF’s 4th vice president. Rumours of Eto’o’s candidacy had been made more complicated by new developments at the Football Federation which suggested the star forward was ineligible to bid for the prestigious post on nationality issues. However, the Electoral Commission of FECAFOOT has said that if any case of dual-nationality comes up, the secretariat and the technical department will examine and act according to the rules and regulations of FE...