The role as football chief in the country set to host January’s Africa Cup of Nations became vacant
when the incumbent Seidou Mbombo Njoya saw his tenure cancelled by the Court of
Arbitration for Sport.
Eto’o had supported Mbomo’s election campaign, but two years
after his retirement from playing the 40-year-old says his passion for the game
is driving him back.
“I am honoured and pleased to announce my candidacy for the
Presidency of the Cameroon Football Federation. After careful considerations, I
have decided to take this initiative out of love for Cameroon and passion for
our football,” Eto’o said on social media.
“It would be an honour to be at the service of the
establishment that has bestowed upon me all the accolades I’ve received so far.
“Waiting is not an option. It is time to rebuild our
football. We can no longer delay the revamping of our number one sport because
the rest of the world is moving on; it is progressing without us.”