Eto’o: There are still a few months until the election. Let’s wait and see

Eto'o was elected in December 2021 and officially took office as president of the Cameroon Football Federation in January the following year. Since taking office, he has been constantly in the spotlight. For Eto'o, 2024 was a challenging year. His public conflicts with head coach Marc Brys, president Paul Biya and the sports department have made headlines worldwide. Although tensions have eased in recent months, Eto'o remains mysterious about his future and his term in office expires in a year.

In an interview with the African station of Radio France Internationale, Eto'o did not confirm whether he would run for re-election. Eto'o said: “We still have several months to go, so let's wait and see. This year has been very difficult, but we have persevered and are still moving forward. I will discuss this with my partners, those who trust me and those which I have been by my side to see if it is worth continuing. Based on the results of the discussion, we will make a decision at the right time. But for us the most important thing is to let go see that we can achieve future victories.”

He spoke again about coach Brys: “The discussion was never about whether he is good or not, and I never said he is bad. We just hope that he can adhere to the rules and regulations of recruiting coaches . This person came, and I don't know him. When someone said that the Football Association was against him, I thought it was funny because our interests were equal. We will do everything we can to help him succeed, because his victory is the victory of the Football Association is his failure is also the failure of the Football Association If I have to respond to an employee, you will see how I correct my position. As president of the Football Association I will maintain my standards… If you don't mention Eto'o, we don't even know where you come from… This means that I have achieved some success to some extent.

Now it's his turn. If he wants to be friendly to me, I'm happy. If he wants to be my enemy, this relationship will continue until I complete my task, which is to rebuild the national team.”