Present in Algeria to attend the CHAN 2022, Samuel Eto'o was keen to calm the tensions between his country Cameroon and the host country of the tournament Algeria.
From tension to peace making. After a few months of tense relations following the elimination of Algeria by Cameroon in the playoffs for the 2022 World Cup, the two nations seem to have found a certain fraternity. The time for unacceptable media and verbal altercations as it was the case a few weeks ago between Samuel Eto'o and an Algerian youtubeur seems to be in the past moving forward.
According to the president of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot), Cameroonian and Algeria have always been next to each other. "I never betray my friends. Algeria has always been at the side of Cameroon when we were going through a difficult moment during the CAN in Cameroon. And it is the duty of the president of Fecafoot to be on the side of the president of the FAF, "said Samuel Eto'o present in Algeria to attend the 7th edition of CHAN.
Soccer should unite and not divide, said Samuel Eto'o. "Football is there to help and not to divide. And we are not going to change this story. The president that I am must return the favor to the president of Algerian soccer, because he was on the side of Cameroon when we needed him. This should calm tensions between the two countries for a while. Cameroon enters the competition on Monday January 16th.
