Samuel Eto’o to take Cameroon football to higher pedestal

Samuel Eto’o beat incumbent Njoya to become Cameroon FA president

Samuel Eto’o shares a message of appreciation after winning FA seat

Eto’o calls for teamwork

African great Samuel Eto’o has implied that he will raise the standard of Cameroon football to the level no one has ‘ever seen before’.

Eto’o’s comment was in reaction to winning the presidential seat of the Cameroon FA on December 11, 2021.

He emerged victorious after 75 delegates cast their votes on Saturday to elect a new leader for the next four years.

He came up against 5 other candidates, namely; Jules Onana, Nyamsi Jean Crepin, Seidou Njoya (incumbent), Tagouh Justin and Wandja Zacharie.

The ex-Barcelona star amassed pulled 43 votes, 12 more than his main rival Mbombo Njoya to win the seat as the FA chief.

The four-time African Footballer of the Year took to his social media to thank delegating for bestowing on him the right to lead FECAFOOT.

In the message, he wrote that the votes show the Cameroon football family wants to reach a greater height.

“PRESIDENT OF FECAFOOT I’ll be remembering today as one of the proudest moments of my life. I’m deeply grateful to be elected as the new president of Fecafoot. Every single vote represents the energy and ambition of our football family to take our beloved sport to a level we’ve never seen before.” Let’s get to work” he wrote on his Facebook wall

Watch Samuel Eto’o’s reactions winning the election