Drogba, Yaya Toure Send Big Message To Eto'o After He was Elected President of Cameroon Football Federation

• Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure are among former footballers to have congratulated Samuel Eto'o after his election as new president of Cameroon FA
• Eto'o was elected the new president after getting 43 votes compared to Seidou Mbombo Njoya's 31
• The 40-year-old has now successfully switched into football administration after an illustrious playing career

Ivory Coast football legends Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure have both congratulated Samuel Eto'o on being elected as the new president of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot), Soccerladuma reports.

Samuel Eto'o was elected the new president on Saturday, December 11, after getting 43 votes compared to Seidou Mbombo Njoya's 31.

The Cameroon football legend had an illustrious playing career and will now be at the helms of affairs in football administration for his country.

This has prompted Chelsea legend Didier Drogba and Man City icon Yaya Toure to send in words of encouragement to Eto'o as he gets ready to take up his new role.

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"Congratulations to Samuel Eto'o for this election at the head of the Cameroonian football federation. Glimmers of hope for the renaissance of African football," Drogba tweeted.

"Congratulations President! Fantastic to see my friend Samuel Eto’o flying high and elected as the Fecafoot president. Wonderful news,” Toure tweeted.

AFCON title among most expensive trophies in world football

Meanwhile, winning titles is one of the primary objectives of a footballer or any football team, and some high-profile tournaments come with the biggest titles.

A look at the most expensive trophies in the world shows that the Africa Cup of Nations trophy is also very expensive as it is worth €127,000 (about N60million).

The real value of the Africa Cup of Nations trophy is a fair reflection of how important a title it is and is more than twice as expensive as the Serie A trophy which is right behind it in terms of value.

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Eto’o reunites with Ronaldinho

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that former Barcelona superstars Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto’o have been spotted together as a clip continues to make the rounds on social media.

The Catalan club has been home to some of the finest footballers and two of their legends were spotted in a clip hugging each other.

Ronaldinho and Eto’o were captured sharing a warm embrace and chatting, although there was also time for a bit of fun too.