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March 10 – Fecafoot boss Samuel Eto’o has scored a victory on the highest court docket in sport to permit him to run for an govt committee seat on the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF).
The Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dominated in favour of Eto’o following his attraction in opposition to a CAF resolution to exclude him from the chief committee elections that will probably be staged this week in Cairo, Egypt.
“The CAS panel thought-about that it was offered adequate info to overturn the CAF govt committee’s resolution regarding Mr Eto’o’s ineligibility,” CAS mentioned in a press release. “It is going to be for the CAF extraordinary normal meeting assembly on 12 March 2025 to make its personal analysis of the candidates.”
On Wednesday, CAF will stage its Congress within the Egyptian capital. South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe will run unopposed for a second four-year time period. The organisation may also elect its govt committee members in addition to representatives for the FIFA Council.
Final 12 months, a CAF disciplinary panel discovered that Eto’o had “severely violated the ideas of ethics, integrity and sportsmanship” of CAF by signing a contract to be an envoy for betting operator 1XBET.
FIFA guidelines state that folks sure by its code aren’t allowed any involvement in betting associated to soccer. Eto’o was fined $200,000, however not with out irony. 1Xbet, an unlawful bookmaker with Russian ties, can be a sponsor of CAF itself.
Controversy is rarely distant with Eto’o. Final September, FIFA banned him from attending worldwide matches for six months after a breach of disciplinary guidelines regarding “offensive behaviour and violations of the ideas of honest play” and misconduct of officers. On the World Cup in Qatar, Eto’o was seen on video to knee a supporter outdoors a match venue.
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