Police Investigation Unfolds at FECAFOOT Headquarters; Samuel Eto'o Faces Scrutiny

Three days after the Ballon d'Or ceremony, which he turned into a charm offensive towards the First Lady and her spouse on December 16, 2023, at the Palais des Congrès in Yaoundé, the investigation against Samuel Eto'o and his associates by the Judicial Police is gaining momentum.

This morning, a forensic police team descended on Tsinga, the FECAFOOT headquarters, for an investigation that sheds light on Dadis Camara's challenges. The investigators spent a significant amount of time in the office of the Director of Communication and Marketing (DCM), Benjamin Pondy. Why him? Because he is the guardian of FECAFOOT's contracts with its sponsor partners, particularly one contract as secretive as the formula for Coca Cola, namely with One All Sports.{loadmoduleid 377}

It turns out that the Judicial Police requested this specific contract, and Dadis Camara claimed that DCM Benjamin Pondy holds the contracts. However, Pondy refuses to hand over any contracts to the investigators, asserting that the contracts are lost. He claimed they were in a computer that was stolen during a burglary at FECAFOOT.

Well, the investigators went to Tsinga to verify for themselves whether a theft could have occurred in Benjamin Pondy's office. The initial observations do not support the theory of a burglary, as no signs of forced entry were noted. Other employees express surprise at hearing today that the DCM's office was allegedly robbed, a situation of which they were unaware.

The pressure is gradually mounting on the president of FECAFOOT, and his pleas to the President of the Republic last weekend seem to have yielded no effect. Paul Biya is particularly displeased with Samuel Eto'o due to the 2.7 billion CFA francs loan from the state for which the government has no hope of repayment. Moreover, the FECAFOOT president believes he deserves the money, citing his perceived services to his "dear and beautiful country." "Other presidents have eaten, and nothing happened. Why now do they want to disturb me?" he responded to the Ministry of Finance.{loadmoduleid 378}