Cameroonian football administrator Samuel Eto’o has gone viral following an incident at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
Eto’o, the president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, was in Doha for the round of 16 matches between Brazil and South Korea at Stadium 974.
The video shows Eto’o initially posing for photos with fans waiting outside on his return from the game. A man on his right then approaches him with a professional camera, asking some questions.
🚨 Samuel Eto’o attacked a young man last night before the match between Brazil and South Korea. 😳
(🎥 @partidazocope)
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) December 6, 2022
They begin to exchange words, and Eto’o becomes hostile and is held back by an entourage.
The video cuts and then shows the cameraman being shoved away as Eto’o gives his phone to a member of his team.
Eto’o was able to free himself from the four men who were holding him down and attacking the cameraman. He lunged in with a failed effort, but his knee connected with the man’s face and he fell.
Knocked to the ground, the man was able to stand back up as the crowd outside the stadium was amazed.
Eto’o charged at the man again but was held back as security escorted him away to questions by reporters at the site of the incident.
