Footage widely circulated on social media shows soccer star Samuel Eto’o, current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, attacking a man outside the stadium during the World Cup in Qatar.
The clip begins with the scenes of the former Barcelona, Inter and Chelsea striker leaving the 974 stadium in Doha, after The end of the match between Brazil and South Korea in the round of 16. Eto’o himself seemed happy to take pictures with waiting fans as he exited the venue, before a man with a camera approached him from the right.
According to the clip taken by La Opinion, the footage shows what appears to be a dialogue between the two men, before the video cuts out seconds later, whereupon Ito returns, completely losing his temper, and starts kicking the man. .
Many of those around him stepped in to try and break off the engagement, but Ito seemed determined to go after the man and confront him. The clip showed a few men trying to fend off Eto’o, but he had given his phone to a man on his side, before attacking the photographer and kicking him in the face and knocking him to the ground.
It is unclear why the outrage swept Eto’o, who is in Qatar as ambassador of the 2022 World Cup legacy, which prompted him to viciously attack the photographer before kicking him in the face.
The newspaper “La Opinion” reports that Eto’o was questioned about the facts by journalists, but he seemed “out of his mind” and went out with the security men immediately after the incident.
