VIVA – The President of Cameroon Football Federation (FCF), Samuel Eto'o could not control his emotions after watching the 2022 World Cup match between the national team of Brazil and the national team of South Korea at 974 Stadium, Doha, Qatar, on December 6, 2022. Eto'o kicked an Algerian Youtuber, Saduni SM, in the chest.
Eto’o came to watch the Brazil vs South Korea match as a FIFA invitee. With a famous name for playing in big clubs like Barcelona and Inter Milan, of course, many people noticed Samuel Eto'o's presence.
From videos on social media, the former Cameroon national team striker was initially surrounded by several people asking for selfies.
The beginning of this incident was Eto’o objection to a statement from Saduni SM. Through the YouTube platform, he explained why Eto'o was out of control. He claimed to have asked about a referee named Bakary Gassama who led the 2022 Africa Zone World Cup qualifying play-off match between Algeria vs Cameroon.
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As known, the match raised controversy. Until now, the Algerian people are still busy discussing it, because they are disappointed that they cannot participate in the 2022 World Cup because of the referee's leadership.
Hearing Saduni SM's question, Eto'o was angry and tried to chase him. Some people around tried to separate them. So, there will be no bad problems. Unfortunately, Samuel Eto'o had difficulty controlling his emotions and finally kicked Saduni SM.
Saduni SM claimed to have filed a complaint report regarding the violence he experienced. He claimed to have been injured when his camera and microphone were destroyed. Through his Youtube channel, Saduni SM also asked witnesses who were around to appear. So that later he can provide testimony to the security forces as well.
The controversy of Algeria vs Cameroon
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The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) has since the second leg of the 2022 World Cup Africa Zone qualifying play-off match objected to the course of the match. They even officially asked FIFA to cancel the results of the match. Because they were harmed by the referee's decision.
In the second leg at home, Algeria lost 1-2 to Cameroon. They had to be eliminated from the race for tickets to the 2022 World Cup because they lost away goal aggressiveness. After all, in the first leg at the opponent's headquarters, Algeria only won 1-0.
"The FAF has appealed to FIFA against the shameful arbitration that distorted the results of Algeria vs Cameroon play-off match," said the FAF statement.
