“it’s so sad to see some people rejoicing at the suspension of Samuel Eto’o”

Journalist and sports commentator Anthony Pla is offended by the reaction of certain people and the suspension of Samuel Eto’o by FIFA.

The suspension of the president of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) Samuel Eto’o Fils is one of the most commented news stories at the moment around the world. Everyone going from their own position, our colleague Anthony Pla, who supports the boss of Fecafoot, finds it deplorable to see that this suspension rather rejoices some.

“It’s so sad to see some people rejoice and relay the information of Samuel Eto’o’s suspension. If you are Cameroonian, you prefer to be visibly robbed but you will tolerate it everywhere else… But nowadays, as soon as you talk about arbitration, you are sanctioned. Look at Éric Roy, 3 firm matches on his comments against the Brest-Toulouse referee. I will end with a quote from someone I really like working with him, it is Basile Boli who spoke about Mehdi Benatia’s reactions on refereeing but which also applies here – As a manager, Medhi is in his role, we must stop falling on him. We wouldn’t have the right to say that a referee made a mistake? This is not normal. I totally defend it. We will no longer let this happen. Is that enough?», Wrote the sports journalist on his Facebook page.

Remember that it was on September 30, 2024 that the FIFA Disciplinary Committee made public its decision sanctioning Fecafoot president Samuel Eto’o. He is therefore banned from attending matches of the representative teams of Cameroon for a period of six months, for having violated articles 13 (Offensive behavior and violation of the principles of fair play) and 14 (Incorrectness of players and officials) of the Code disciplinary action by FIFA.

“The sanction imposed is linked to the round of 16 of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup between Brazil and Cameroon in Bogotá (Colombia), on September 11, 2024. The ban imposed on M Eto’o will prevent him from attending men’s and women’s football matches involving FECAFOOT representative teams, in any category or age group.», We can read on the FIFA document.