Samuel Etoo attacks fan after corruption allegation

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Doha: Cameroon Football Federation president and former star player Samuel Etoo has apologized for throwing a man to the ground in what he called a violent altercation outside a World Cup stadium early on Tuesday .

Etoo had stopped to pose for photos with fans near Stadium 974 after Brazil beat South Korea 4-1. Footage circulating on social media showed him reacting to comments from a man holding a camera.

The former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker was initially restrained by people around him but then broke free and kicked the man, who fell backwards on the ground.

I had a violent altercation with a person who was probably an Algerian supporter, Etoo wrote in statements published in French and English on his Twitter account, citing a months-long campaign by supporters of this country against Cameroon. since the World Cup qualifiers in March.

I would like to apologize for losing my temper and reacting in a way that does not match my personality, said Etoo, who represents the Qatar World Cup Organizing Committee as as Global Heritage Ambassador since 2019.

The man, Algerian social media personality Said Mamouni, later posted a video on YouTube saying he was the person who was attacked and was at a Qatari police station to file a complaint against Etoo.

Samuel Etoo attacks the fan at the World Cup

Samuel argued with me. He hit me, and the one with him pushed me. I am here to file a complaint and he also broke my camera, Mamouni said.

He said Etoo became violent after Mamouni asked him if he bribed Gambian referee Bakary Gassama during a controversial World Cup qualifier between Cameroon and Algeria. Cameroon won the second leg 2-1 in the dying moments of the game and qualified for the World Cup on the away goals rule.

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