It’s never peaceful in Cameroonian football! Henri Njalla Quan, former vice president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, accused the Federation president Samuel Eto’o of attempting to destroy goalkeeper Andre Onana’s career.Many eyebrows were raised when Onana issued a heartfelt statement and left the Cameroon camp in Qatar. After eight months of cover-ups, Njalla told Cadena COPE the real reasons for Onana’s departure had nothing to do with his playing style but because of personal arguments with Eto’o.”I asked Eto’o formally about the future of our goalkeeper Onana in the national team, and he replied that the boy’s career is over and that the letter he sent to his club, Inter, was to get rid of Onana! How can someone be so petty? Eto’o wanted to get rid of Onana at all costs.”Cameroonian outcast plays the incident down: The nation first and foreverThe episode with the soon-to-be Manchester United goalkeeper is not an isolated case for Eto’o. According to Njalla Quan, everyone connected to the Indomitable Lions feels the ill effects of the Fecafoot president’s rule.”The national team stars are being suffocated by someone who himself was a star when he was a footballer and who wants to continue being one as a coach. He is present at all meetings, in all training sessions. Even the Song feels suffocated by the omnipresence of Eto’o.”#BetaPipol Njalla Quan Sports Academy don drop receipts, concerning dier accusations of match fixing and corruption, for FECAFOOT and Papa Eto’o.Dey don release statement say some voice recording of some phone conversation dey, bitwin Papa Eto’o andPresident of Victoria United pic.twitter.com/cUW1TKKjcq— Beta Tinz🇨🇲 (@beta_tinz) July 18, 2023 Eto’o was even accused of threatening Njalla Quan.”Eto’o gave $1,700 to a football official to monitor me, and this man started threatening my family. I contacted the prosecutor, who took steps to guarantee my safety. President Samuel Eto’o held a meeting with the other executive committee members at the Starland Hotel, during which he said that he no longer trusted me because I asked too many questions.”Samuel Eto’o répond à Henry Njalla Quan: « Je n’ai aucun problème avec mon fils André Onana » pic.twitter.com/PPWVuuTJBe— Camerfoot-infos (@camerfootinfos) July 17, 2023 These accusations are currently limited to Njalla Quan, and Eto’o is yet to respond to them. However, it is a concerning picture painted of Eto’o’s stewardship – but it is not the only problem Mr President is facing.The legendary striker was clearly more adept at playing football than governing it. Recently, voice messages came to light and further compromised Eto’o. Apparently, he helped Cameroonian second-tier club Victoria United reach the top flight because he is good friends with the club’s president Nkwain Valentine.##NAJAVA_MECA_7378038##In the viral audio from January 2023 that shook the audience like a bombshell, Eto’o is heard saying that he will assign a “desired” referee for a match involving his buddy’s club. According to ActuCameroun, for any involvement in match-fixing and the consequent tampering of competitions, Eto’o is liable to ban at least five years from any football-related activity and a fine of at least $117,000 under Article 18 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. Moreover, Valentine could see his club declared ineligible to play in next season’s competition in Elite One.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Eto’o’s explanation was a feeble one. In fact, he might as well kept silent.”In a conversation in which I had protected the Victoria United president who invests his money and wanted to leave football because some of us are not doing their jobs. I begged and called the president of the Association of Referees, Mr Fokou, to warn him that driving Valentine out of football because of poor referee choice would be wrong. We cannot send referees to kill this man who only wants one thing, to have one of the best teams in the Cameroonian league.”
