Cameroon FA Boss Samuel Eto'o Fires Back At French Broadcasters After 'Juju' Allegations Ahead of World Cup

Cameroon FA Boss Samuel Eto'o Fires Back At French Broadcasters After 'Juju' Allegations Ahead of World Cup

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:13 PM
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  • The Cameroon Football Federation has responded to reports by RFI that it is planning on hiring black magicians ahead of the World Cup
  • FECAFOOT, led by Samuel Eto'o, released a letter refuting such allegation and demand prove from the French news outlet
  • Cameroon qualified for the World Cup in Qatar after beating North African country Algeria in the play-offs

Cameroon's Football Federation, led by Samuel Eto'o, have reacted to a publication by RFI that the African country is planning on hiring black magicians for the World Cup in Qatar.

In Eto'o relentless effort to protect the image of FECAFOOT, he has rubbished the story and charged Radio France Internationale to provide evidence of their report.

FECAFOOT released a strong-worded letter demanding an apology and have also discredited the media house.

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FECAFOOT have slammed French broadcasters RFI over false allegations about hiring black spiritualist. Credit: RFI/Fabien Essiane @CAF_Online
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RFI, in an article published on October 6, accused the Cameroonian FA of working with black magicians commonly known as 'juju' men to help them perform in Qatar.

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According to RFI, a spiritualist known as Nji Ousseni, confirmed several players of the Indomitable Lions have visited his shrine for help.

"As the World Cup approaches, several Indomitable Lions players are resorting to witchcraft, magic, marabouts with the aim of destabilizing their opponents. Everyone wants to be selected, or to be a holder. Thus for important competitions such as the World Cup or the African Cup of Nations, players often call on my services to invoke the gods in order to disturb the opponent," said Ousseni to RFI.

Cameroon's preparations to the World Cup has not been entirely smooth after defeats to Uzbekistan and South Korea during the international break.

The Indomitable Lions have been drawn in Group G of the World Cup alongside Brazil, Switzerland and Serbia.

Cameroon suffer defeat to South Korea in friendly

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that five-time African champions, Cameroon, suffered defeat in their second friendly of the international break after losing to South Korea in Seoul on Tuesday afternoon.

Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min's first half header separated the two sides, as Cameroon ended their international break with two defeats.

South Korea came into the game poised for victory after a 2-2 draw against Costa Rica last Friday, and after dominating the early minutes of the game, the breakthrough came with ten minutes to half time.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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