Soccer-Cameroon great Eto'o elected president of national federation


FILE PHOTO: Cameroon soccer player Samuel Eto'o arrives for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2015 awards ceremony in Zurich, Switzerland, January 11, 2016 REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Four-time African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto’o was elected president of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) on Saturday, deposing the incumbent after a disputed campaign a month before the country hosts the African Cup of Nations.

The former Cameroon striker, who lifted the Champions League with Barcelona and Inter Milan, won the election with 43 votes from members of FECAFOOT's general assembly.

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