Samuel Eto'o faces FIFA suspension over alleged corruption

Samuel Eto'o, the legendary striker of Cameroon, erstwhile celebrated for his performances successful Barcelona and Inter, is present successful superior trouble. The erstwhile victor of 3 Spanish league titles and 2 Champions Leagues with Barcelona, ​​and a Champions League victor with Inter, present manages the Cameroon Football Association (FECAFOOT). His tenure, however, has drawn much contention than praise.

The erstwhile Cameroon international, a two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner, is present facing charges from FIFA's Ethics Committee successful Zurich. A impermanent suspension of Eto'o is being sought owed to alleged fiscal irregularities. Likewise, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has made a akin request.

Scandals and accusations: Tax fraud successful Spain

Eto'o is charged with taxation fraud successful Spain, corruption and alleged match-fixing. According to reports, it is astir the embezzlement of astir 1.5 cardinal dollars from the affable matches betwixt Cameroon-Mexico, Cameroon-Russia and Cameroon-South Korea. He was besides accused of suspending Executive Committee subordinate Guibai Gatama with the purpose of silencing the absorption and manipulating elections successful the federation.

"This is not an onslaught connected Samuel Eto'o arsenic a player. His shot vocation is untouchable. This is astir redeeming the absorption of Cameroonian shot truthful that it represents the integrity and just play that helium defended connected the field," said lawyer Emmanuel Nsahlai, who is defending Eto'o.

As a reminder, Eto'o showed humanity a fewer years agone erstwhile helium gave the janitor 4,500 euros with the message: 

"Here's your wealth and my number, but successful a twelvemonth I privation to...". 

Such gestures, however, cannot mitigate the existent allegations that endanger to destruct his estimation and earnestly endanger the aboriginal of shot successful Cameroon.

Lawyer Nsahlai emphasizes: 

"It is my duty, arsenic a lawyer and arsenic a Cameroonian, to combat for a federation that serves the people, the players and the aboriginal of sports." 

Despite everything, the concern remains precise superior and Eto'o volition person to look imaginable sanctions and nonaccomplishment of presumption successful the shot community.

A hard concern for the erstwhile Barcelona and Inter striker.