{"id":266559,"date":"2022-12-06T16:54:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T16:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/12\/06\/cameroon-football-chief-samuel-etoo-apologises-for-violent-altercation-football-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2022-12-06T16:54:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T16:54:52","slug":"cameroon-football-chief-samuel-etoo-apologises-for-violent-altercation-football-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/12\/06\/cameroon-football-chief-samuel-etoo-apologises-for-violent-altercation-football-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameroon football chief Samuel Eto&#8217;o apologises for &#8216;violent altercation&#8217; | Football News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>DOHA: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/samuel-eto\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_samuel-eto\" frmappuse=\"1\">Samuel Eto<\/a>&#8216;o, the former Cameroon striker and current president of the country&#8217;s football federation, has apologised after a &#8220;violent altercation&#8221; with a fan as he left a World Cup match on Monday. <br \/>La Opinion, a Spanish-language newspaper based in Los Angeles, posted a video on its Twitter feed in the early hours of Tuesday morning which it said showed <!-- -->Eto<!-- -->&#8216;o clashing with a man holding a video camera outside Doha&#8217;s Stadium 974. <\/p>\n<p>The accompanying report said the 41-year-old four-time African Player of the Year had reacted angrily when he was approached by the man and struck him as he fell to the ground in the melee. <br \/>&#8220;After the Brazil-South Korea match, I had a violent altercation with a person who was probably an Algerian supporter,&#8221; Eto&#8217;o said in a statement on Twitter. <\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"16\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>https:\/\/t.co\/ErqVrwsxi5<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samuel Eto&#8217;o (@SamuelEtoo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamuelEtoo\/status\/1600154572969877505\">1670341554000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I would like to apologise for losing my temper and reacting in a way that does not match my personality. I apologise to the public for this unfortunate incident.&#8221; <br \/>Cameroon beat Algeria on away goals in the final two-legged African qualifier for Qatar in March, reaching the World Cup in dramatic style with an extra-time winner in the second match. <br \/>&#8220;Since the Cameroon-Algeria match on 29 March in Blida, I have been the target of insults and allegations of cheating without any evidence,&#8221; Eto&#8217;o added. &#8220;During this World Cup, Cameroonian fans have been harassed and pestered by Algerians on the same subject. I would like to mention that the scenario of Algeria&#8217;s defeat was cruel, but perfectly in line with the rules and ethics of our sport.&#8221; <br \/>Eto&#8217;o noted that all the appeals by the Algerian Football Federation over the result of the qualifier had been rejected. <br \/>&#8220;I therefore call on the Algerian authorities and Federation to take their responsibilities to put an end to this unhealthy climate before a more serious tragedy occurs,&#8221; he said. <br \/>There was no immediate comment from Qatar&#8217;s Supreme Committee for Delivery &amp; Legacy, which organised the World Cup. <br \/>Eto&#8217;o, who enjoyed a lengthy career at the top of the game with long spells at Barcelona and Inter Milan, was appointed a &#8220;global ambassador&#8221; for the Supreme Committee in 2019. <br \/>Cameroon exited the World Cup at the group stage despite beating <!-- -->Brazil<!-- --> 1-0 in their final match. <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() {\n                    (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                      if (f.fbq) return;\n                      n = f.fbq = function() {\n                        n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                      };\n                      if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                      n.push = n;\n                      n.loaded = !0;\n                      n.version = '2.0';\n                      n.queue = [];\n                      t = b.createElement(e);\n                      t.async = !0;\n                      t.src = v;\n                      s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                      s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n                    })(f, b, e, v, n, t, s);\n                    fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n                    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n                  };\n                })(\n                  window,\n                  document,\n                  'script',\n                  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js',\n                );<\/script><script>if(typeof window !== 'undefined') {\n                  window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n                  const { TimesApps } = window;\n                  TimesApps.loadScriptsOnceAdsReady = () => {\n                    var scripts = [\n                    'https:\/\/static.clmbtech.com\/ad\/commons\/js\/2658\/toi\/colombia_v2.js' ,\n                    'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074',\n                    'https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/sdkloader\/ima3.js',\n                    'https:\/\/tvid.in\/sdk\/loader.js',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/video_comscore_api\/version-3.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/grxpushnotification_js\/minify-1,version-1.cms',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#version=v10.0&xfbml=true',\n                    'https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/locateservice_js\/minify-1,version-14.cms'\n                  ];\n                    scripts.forEach(function(url) {\n                      let script = document.createElement('script');\n                      script.type=\"text\/javascript\";\n                      if(!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('colombia_v2')!== -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && !false && url.indexOf('sdkloader')!== -1) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (!false && !false && (url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk') !== -1 || url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') !== -1 || url.indexOf('locateservice_js') !== -1 )) {\n                        script.src = url;\n                      } else if (url.indexOf('colombia_v2')== -1 && url.indexOf('sdkloader')== -1 && url.indexOf('tvid.in\/sdk')== -1 && url.indexOf('connect.facebook.net') == -1){\n                        script.src = url;\n                      }\n                      script.async = true;\n                      document.body.appendChild(script);\n                    });\n                  }\n                }\n                <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup-2022\/cameroon-football-chief-samuel-etoo-apologises-for-violent-altercation\/articleshow\/96036527.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] DOHA: Samuel Eto&#8216;o, the former Cameroon striker and current president of the country&#8217;s football federation, has apologised after a &#8220;violent altercation&#8221; with a fan as he left a World Cup match on Monday. 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