Samuel Eto’o to campaign for African backing of Infantino’s FIFA re-election
The Cameroon Football Federation president said he would seek support from all 54 African federations for Gianni Infantino at an upcoming FIFA congress.
Samuel Eto’o, president of the Cameroon Football Federation, has endorsed Gianni Infantino’s bid for another term as FIFA president and said he will campaign for all 54 African federation presidents to vote for him.
Speaking to France 24, Eto’o attributed his support to what he described as Infantino’s contribution to African football. He said African federations faced different pressures from those in Europe and South America, including limited budgets and expectations to match larger football nations.
Infantino is due to stand for re-election at a FIFA congress scheduled in the coming weeks. Eto’o said his objective was to bring African leaders together behind the FIFA president, but the available material does not establish that unanimous support has been secured.
The endorsement follows backlash over a proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, a plan the source says was abandoned. The source also reports opposition from some confederations, while CAF has backed Infantino, although those positions are not independently verified in the available material.
Eto’o rejected claims that FIFA officials had been threatened, saying he had not heard exchanges at FIFA conducted under threat. He acknowledged disagreements within CAF and said he remained aligned behind Infantino’s re-election.
