FECAFOOT President Samuel Eto’o Wants to Construct 12 New Stadiums Across Cameroon

• Samuel Eto’o has embarked on massive stadium construction across several cities in Cameroon
• The four-time African Player of the Year was voted head of the country's FA in December 2021
• It is believed the project is set to begin soon as the implementation phase is already on course

The president of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), Samuel Eto’o has disclosed plans to construct 12 stadiums across the country.

Eto’o disclosed the motive behind the massive construction of football facilities was to 'give everyone an opportunity'.

The former FC Barcelona striker was voted in as the president of Cameroon's FA in December 2021 and helped ensure the Indomitable Lions qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Eto'o has now promised that stadiums will be built across several Cameroonian cities in a bid to hunt for more football talent.

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Actu Cameroun reports the project is about to begin with the implementation phase already on course.

For the chairman of said commission, he believes that talent is often hidden in areas where quality sports infrastructure is non-existent.

"Samuel Eto'o wants to give everyone the opportunity to be able to play football," summed up Daniel Mongue Nyamsi, a FECAFOOT representative.

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Meanwhile, the former African footballer of the year has expressed his gratitude after Eto'o was inducted into Inter Milan's Hall of Fame.

The 40-year-old footballer turned administrator, together with a host of other club icons, were honoured, as Sports Brief had reported.

Eto'o joined the Blue and Blacks in a swap deal involving Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2009, with the lanky striker heading to Barcelona in 2009 on the back of a treble-winning campaign with Guardiola's all-conquering Blaugrana.

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Eto’o’s advice to Hazard resurfaces

Sports Brief also reported on Eden Hazard being one of the best players in the world during his seven years at Chelsea but is now a shadow of his former glory since a dream move to Real Madrid.

He has had multiple injuries and concerns over his physicality in his time with Los Blancos, which has led to many comments and questions regarding his lifestyle and his commitment to his career.

A former teammate of the Belgian at Stamford Bridge, Eto'o advised Hazard in 2014 that if he did not train hard, even after the injury layoffs, he would soon become a forgotten footballer.