Samuel Eto’o, the president of the Cameroon Football Federation and a former football star, publicly urges support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino as he faces mounting calls to step down.
Several outlets report that Eto’o says Infantino “hasn’t done anything wrong” and argues he has contributed positively to football, including through efforts he says benefited Africa. Le Monde Afrique and others link the pressure on Infantino to the failure and subsequent abandonment of his World Cup-related plan to involve external investors via the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal.
While reporting largely aligns on Eto’o’s backing, outlets differ in emphasis: some highlight his assertion of Infantino’s personal standing, others focus on Eto’o’s support for reviving or reconsidering the FFE proposal, and some note that other former players are calling for change. Across the coverage, the common thread is Eto’o’s stance against calls for Infantino’s resignation and his view that the FIFA president remains worth supporting despite the controversy.
