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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ed Aarons

Samuel Eto’o claims he is victim of Caf campaign before match-fixing hearing

Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o is the victim of a campaign to undermine his reputation, according to his lawyer. Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

Samuel Eto’o has accused the Confederation of African Football’s general secretary of several breaches of Fifa’s code of ethics during the investigation into allegations that he was involved in match-fixing.

The Guardian understands that Eto’o’s lawyers have lodged a complaint with world football’s governing body alleging that Véron Mosengo-Omba opened the investigation to create “negative publicity” about the former Barcelona striker, who has been president of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) since December 2021.

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