Former footballer and current Cameroon federation president Samuel Eto’o apologized on Tuesday for the attack on the Algerian YouTuber on Monday outside the 2022 World Cup stadium in Qatar.
“I deeply regret losing my temper and reacting in a way that doesn’t fit with my personality,” Eto’o wrote on social media hours after defendant Saduni S.M. said he was going to file a complaint . against the leader with the Qatari police.
Eto’o also ensured that he would continue to “confront the incessant provocations and daily harassment” of some Algerian fans.
“I am the object of baseless insults and accusations of corruption. During this World Cup, for the same reason, the Algerians persecuted the Cameroonian fans,” he added.
Former footballer and current Cameroonian federation president Samuel Eto’o was filmed kicking a man who fell to the ground in an incident on Monday that prompted the attacker to file a complaint against the former star.
On social media, Eto’o is identified as stalking the supporter who filmed him, and despite the intervention of several people who tried to stop him, he manages to kick Algerian citizen Sadouni S.M., a YouTuber who filmed the former player. with a kick.
On YouTube, Saduni said he had already filed a complaint against Eto’o, citing coming up and asking him about Bakary Gassam, the referee in the second leg of the play-off between Algeria and Cameroon, in which the Algerians were eliminated. .
The Algerian claims that he filed a complaint against the current president of the Cameroonian Federation (FECAFOOT), referring to the fact that, in addition to aggression, there is material damage to the cross, which was broken after hitting Eto’o.
The incident occurred at the end of the game between Brazil and South Korea (4:1), which Eto’o was present in his capacity as president of FECAFOOT and also as one of FIFA’s ambassadors.
As they left the stadium, several fans asked for photos with the former player, who agreed with almost all of them, before Saduni SM started filming him, which led to a fight between them.
Cameroon made it through the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, finishing third in Group G behind Brazil and Switzerland.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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