Samuel Eto’o won’t be allowed to attend Cameroon national team matches for six months for breaching FIFA’s disciplinary code, The Athletic reports on Monday.Eto’o, who has been president of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) since 2021, will be banned from both men’s and women’s games across all age groups.FIFA said the former Barcelona and Chelsea striker had been given a six-month ban for two charges related to the Under-20 Women’s World Cup round-of-16 match between Cameroon and Brazil in September.Cameroon against Samuel Eto’oThe statement from FIFA’s disciplinary committee said Eto’o had been found guilty of “offensive behaviour and violations of the principles of fair play” and “misconduct” of officials.The punishment comes less than three months after the 43-year-old was fined by Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) following an investigation into alleged violations of its principles of ethics and integrity.The corrupt world of Samuel Eto’o: Leaked messages, match-fixing, harassing and childish pettinessIn June 2021, Eto’o was given a 22-month suspended prison sentence and fined $1.7m in June 2022 after pleading guilty to a charge of tax fraud linked to his image rights when he played in Spain.##NAJAVA_MECA_8369728##
