Video: Watch Samuel Eto’o first speech after being elected president of Cameroon FA

Cameroon soccer great Samuel Eto’o was elected president of the national football federation (FECAFOOT) on Saturday, a month before the country hosts the African Cup of Nations.

Thank you @MbomboSeidou for your well wishes. I look forward to ushering in a new era of Cameroonian football excellence. https://t.co/JrJ4428gc4

— Samuel Eto'o (@SamuelEtoo) December 11, 2021

Former striker Eto’o, who played for Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea, will take over an organisation long tainted by infighting, mismanagement and allegations of corruption.

Soccer’s global governing body Fifa has intervened several times to end bickering among FECAFOOT officials.

https://twitter.com/SamuelEtoo/status/1470000804677435398

The 40-year-old Eto’o won the election with 43 votes from members of FECAFOOT’s general assembly. His rival, the current president Seydou Mbombouo Njoya, received 31 votes.

https://twitter.com/UEFAcom_fr/status/1469726256098955268

Cameroon will host the African Cup of Nations from 9 January to 6 February. It was stripped of the right to host the tournament in 2019 because of delays in preparation and security concerns.