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Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) president, Samuel Eto’o has been sla a six-month ban by a Fifa disciplinary panel, from attending any international matches involving the Central African country.
The former Barcelona and Chelsea striker had been sanctioned following the alleged breaches of two articles of the world governing body’s disciplinary code.
The ban was issued in connection with the Under-20 Women’s World Cup last-16 game between Cameroon and Brazil on September 11, which the South Americans won 3-1 after extra time.
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According to a Fifa statement, external articles relating to offensive behaviour and violations of the principles of fair play and misconduct of players and officials were breached at the game in Bogota, Colombia, which Eto’o attended.
The 43-year-old is now prevented from attending all football matches involving men’s and women’s representative sides from Cameroon, covering all categories and age groups.
Fifa said the sanction would come into force immediately and that Eto’o had been notified of the decision.
Cameroon’s men face Kenya in a qualification double-header for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in October.
Eto’o had chaired a meeting in Douala earlier on Monday to discuss preparations ahead of the visit of the Harambee Stars on October 11.
In other news, The World Football body FIFA has confirmed the 12 stadiums in the United States that will stage and host some of the historic matches at the new FIFA Club World Cup 2025 when the 32 best clubs in the world play for the only official title of FIFA Club World Champions, a newly instated category by the football body.
The tournament which kicks off on Sunday, 15 June 2025, will have all roads leading to the MetLife Stadium in New York New Jersey on Sunday, 13 July 2025 for the final, just over a year before the venue stages the FIFA World Cup 26 final.
This venue is joined by 11 more comprising Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta; Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte; TQL Stadium, Cincinnati; Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles; Hard Rock Stadium, Miami; GEODIS Park, Nashville; Camping World Stadium, Orlando; Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando; Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; Lumen Field, Seattle and Audi Field in Washington, D.C.
