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'A beautiful celebration has been tarnished': Cameroon football president Eto'o responds to stampede

Samuel Eto'o, president of the Cameroonian football federation, speaks to FRANCE 24 about the stampede at Olembe Stadium. © FRANCE 24

At the Africa Cup of Nations, the action on the pitch has been overshadowed by Monday's deadly stampede outside the stadium hosting Cameroon's match with Comoros that left eight people dead. Questions have also been raised over host country Cameroon's Covid protocol.

Samuel Eto'o, newly elected president of FECAFOOT, the French acronym for the Cameroon football federation, spoke to FRANCE 24 as pressure mounted on the host.

Click on the video player above for the full interview.

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