You can’t resign, Cameroon Football Federation tells Samuel Eto’o

The Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), has told Samuel Eto’o that his resignation as president of the federation is not accepted.

The former Barcelona and Chelsea striker had resigned following the Indomitable Lions’ disappointing exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations at the round of 16 stage when they lost 2-0 to the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

FECAFOOT in a statement on Monday, however, said it had rejected his resignation.

“The Executive Committee of the Cameroon Football Federation held a session this Monday, February 5 at the Yaounde Hilton Hotel,” the statement said.

“The agenda focused on evaluating the performance of the senior men’s national team at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

“At the beginning of the meeting, the President of the Cameroon Football Federation, Mr Eto’o Fils Samuel, tendered his resignation to the members of the federal executive organ, inviting them to do likewise in good faith.

“At the end of discussions and subsequent deliberations, the members of the Executive Committee decided to maintain their current mandates and thus unanimously rejected the President’s resignation, thereby renewing their confidence in him to continue with the same spirit of reconstruction and development of Cameroon football at all levels as envisaged in his plan adopted by the elective General Assembly of December 11, 2021.”