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BREAKING NEWSFormer Barcelona and Chelsea star handed six-month ban by FIFA from attending national team matches

Former Barcelona star Samuel Eto'o has been handed a six-month ban from attending national team matches by FIFA.

The 43-year-old has served as the president of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) since 2021, with his tenure seeing several controversial incidents.

He was sanctioned by FIFA for breaching two articles of the governing body's disciplinary code.

A FIFA statement confirmed the breaches occurred around a FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup last-16 match between Brazil and Cameroon.

Brazil beat Cameroon 3-1 after extra time in the match, which took place in Bogata, Colombia.

Samuel Eto'o has been handed a six-month ban from attending national team matches by FIFA

Samuel Eto'o has been handed a six-month ban from attending national team matches by FIFA

Eto'o has been sanctioned in relation rule breaches at the Under-20 Women's World Cup

Eto'o has been sanctioned in relation rule breaches at the Under-20 Women's World Cup

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