Etienne Eto’o Pineda, son of Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o has been omitted from the final U17 squad for the upcoming World Cup in Brazil.
The 17-year-old was called up to the preliminary squad for the showpiece and had already joined up with his teammates for the competition. However, he is now set to miss out having failed to make Thomas Libiih's final squad of 21 players.
Eto’o was not involved in the 2019 Africa U17 Cup of Nations in Tanzania, which the Central African Nation won, and was hoping to represent the side at the global showpiece, even though he could have represented Spain.