Samuel Eto'o claims wanted dead !
Samuel Eto’o has accused Cameroonian football officials of wanting him dead.
The
former Barcelona and Real Madrid star made the astonishing claim in an
online interview in his homeland, during which he also revealed that he
requires the attention of ‘gendarmes’, or military police.
The
Cameroon captain, who has been named African player of the year four
times, has been at loggerheads with his country’s association for some
time, though these latest allegations have taken the fall out to a whole
new level.
According to reports, Eto’o was
speaking to magazine Je Wanda when he said: ‘The leaders of the FCF want
to attack my life, they want to kill me.
‘I live with a group of gendarmes and one sleeping in front of my door. I do this not out of snobbery, but for my own safety.’
Eto’o,
who now plays his club football with mega-rich Russian club Anzhi
Makhachkala, accused chiefs of being ‘incompetant and corrupt’ while
also claiming that he receives his shirt to play in directly from
supplier Puma, rather than the football association.
He added: ‘[The federation] have
swindled our money long enough. Instead of managing football for the
general interest, they are only concerned with fictitious missions,
first class travels and untraceable bank accounts in Europe.’
Last
week, Eto’o and 10 other players refused to turn out for Indomitable
Lions for a friendly in Tanzania, citing injury. They had failed to
qualify for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations.
The
Cameroon FA are yet to comment on the claims this morning, though last
week a senior official accused the striker of attempting to destabilise
football in the country.
No comments:
Post a Comment