By Metohuey Michael Adoglo
The four-time African player of the year gained 43 votes to beat acting president Seidou Mbombo Njoya, who collected 31.
Eto’o enjoyed a glittering club career, playing for the likes of Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea, while also making over 50 appearances for the Cameroon national side.
Eto’o tweeted on Saturday.
“I’ll be remembering today as one of the proudest moments of my life”
Adding that every vote represented the energy and ambition of the Cameroonian football family to take the sport to a level Cameroon have never seen before.
I’ll be remembering today as one of the proudest moments of my life. I’m deeply grateful for to be elected as the new president of @FecafootOfficie. Every vote represents the energy and ambition of our football family to take our beloved sport to a level we’ve never seen before. pic.twitter.com/2z8fjLBMLA
— Samuel Eto'o (@SamuelEtoo) December 11, 2021
Eto’s campaign focused on promoting women’s football and eliminating corruption in the Cameroonian game.
He won the African Cup of Nations in 2000 and 2002 as well as Olympic gold in 2000 scoring in both the finals.
He will now be in charge of the federation for when Cameroon hosts the African Cup of Nations next year, with games set to begin on January 9.
Eto’s campaign focused on promoting women’s football and eliminating corruption in the Cameroonian game.