{"id":799985,"date":"2024-11-05T16:20:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T16:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/?p=799985"},"modified":"2024-11-05T16:20:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T16:20:46","slug":"cameroon-samuel-etoo-faces-major-controversy-at-fecafoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/en\/cameroon\/cameroon-samuel-etoo-faces-major-controversy-at-fecafoot","title":{"rendered":"Cameroon : Samuel Eto\u2019o Faces Major Controversy at FECAFOOT !"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>As the 2024-2025 season approaches, tensions have flared between Samuel Eto&#8217;o, president of the Cameroonian Football Federation (<a href=\"https:\/\/fecafoot-officiel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fecafoot<\/a>), and local clubs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven months after the conclusion of the last Elite One season, Fecafoot is planning to resume between the end of November and early December. In preparation, the federation has sent clubs the marketing charter and sponsor qualification forms for the upcoming season, with a deadline of November 8 for ratification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afriquesports.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Etoo.jpg\" alt=\"Cameroon : Samuel Eto'o Faces Major Controversy at FECAFOOT !\" class=\"wp-image-826177\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the General Assembly of the Association of Cameroonian Elite Clubs (ACEC) has yet to sign these documents, leaving the season&#8217;s start in doubt. The clubs, united under ACEC, are demanding the payment of outstanding subsidies from the previous season, threatening not to participate unless the funds are disbursed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clubs issue ultimatum, Eto\u2019o remains optimistic<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cNo money, no league,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> warned a club official in comments shared by Actu Cameroun, a stance echoed by another representative on Equinoxe Radio: <em><strong>&#8220;We are waiting for the subsidies, not paperwork. It\u2019s inconceivable to enter a new season without being paid for the last one.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\u00ab Le pr\u00e9sident de la Fecafoot souhaite organiser cette saison, le meilleur championnat depuis son arriv\u00e9 \u00e0 la t\u00eate de la FECAFOOT \u00bb. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFOOT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#CFOOT<\/a><br><br>[Jean-Marie Nkoussa, chef d\u00e9partement  de la communication FECAFOOT | Via RSI] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MBPLK8HVaQ\">pic.twitter.com\/MBPLK8HVaQ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CFOOT (@cfootcameroun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cfootcameroun\/status\/1853382084380778837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 4, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Samuel Eto\u2019o appears focused on organizing what he promises to be <strong><em>\u201cthe best league\u201d since taking over as Fecafoot president. Jean-Marie Nkoussa, Fecafoot&#8217;s head of communications, stated, \u201cThe president wants this season to be the most remarkable in history.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Nevertheless, this standoff continues to fuel controversy around Fecafoot&#8217;s financial management, casting further uncertainty over the season\u2019s kickoff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the 2024-2025 season approaches, tensions have flared between Samuel Eto&#8217;o, president of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot), and local clubs. Seven months after the conclusion of the last Elite One season, Fecafoot is planning to resume between the end of November and early December. 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