Former Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o is being investigated by the police as part of a match fixing probe in Cameroon, according to the Sun.
Eto’o has been head of the African country’s football federation since 2021, and has been accused of helping rig games to favour one team for promotion in the second division there.
A recording apparently featuring Eto’o promising to promote a club by fixing games, telling someone on on the line “there are things we can do…. we’ll give you your three points.”
“Opopo must go up to the first division. This is our goal. This is our federation. Victoria United will go up.”
For his part, the former Barcelona attacker has denied all accusations, and said he just telling his “friend” that “I would have done everything possible to avoid any refereeing errors against him.”
It all sounds rather suspect, unfortunately. We loved Eto’o as a sort of cult hero for his cameo as a Chelsea player, and this rather taints the legacy of a once brilliant striker from a golden era of football.
