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Eto’o Wins Appeal to Join CAF Executive Committee Elections

Four-time African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto’o has secured his place on the list of candidates for the Confederation of African Football’s elective congress, scheduled for next week.

Eto’o had initially been excluded from the contest, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld his appeal, allowing him to contest the CAF executive committee elections in Cairo on Wednesday.

The 43-year-old, who serves as president of the Cameroon Football Federation, was excluded by CAF’s governance committee in January. However, Eto’o appealed the decision to CAS, which ruled in his favour. While CAF did not provide any specific reasons for Eto’o’s exclusion in January, the former Cameroon striker had faced disciplinary actions in the past year.

In 2023, Eto’o was suspended by both FIFA and CAF. FIFA imposed a six-month ban on him from attending national team matches for breaching disciplinary regulations, after he allegedly verbally abused match officials during the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia.

CAF banned Eto’o earlier in the year following an inquiry into potential violations of its ethical standards, stemming from his role as an ambassador for a betting company.

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