The Executive Committee of the Cameroon Football Federation has rejected the resignation of Samuel Eto’o as president of the Federation.
Eto’o, who has won the Africa Player of the Year award four times, has faced charges of illegal conduct, match-fixing, and corruption.
The federation claimed its executive committee convened in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, on Monday to examine the national team’s performance at the Africa Cup of Nations.
The meeting began with Eto’o agreeing to step down and encouraging the other members “to do likewise in good faith.”
“At the end of discussions and subsequent deliberations, the members of the executive committee decided to maintain their current mandates and thus unanimously rejected the president’s resignation thereby renewing their confidence in him to continue with the same spirit of reconstruction and development of Cameroon football at all levels as envisaged in his plan adopted by the elective general assembly of Dec. 11, 2021,” the federation said in a statement, referring to the date Eto’o took over as president.
Cameroon coach Rigobert Song’s future was uncertain following a dismal AFCON campaign.
Cameroon, the five-time winner, required a win in their final group game to advance to the group stage, scored late to do so, and was then eliminated by Nigeria after a disappointing performance in the round of 16.
Eto’o, who celebrated with the team following their thrilling win against Gambia in their last group game, has faced corruption claims in the past year.
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