{"id":290427,"date":"2023-09-29T09:49:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T09:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=290427"},"modified":"2023-09-29T09:49:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T09:49:29","slug":"ex-chelsea-star-and-football-legend-investigated-over-match-fixing-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/ex-chelsea-star-and-football-legend-investigated-over-match-fixing-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Chelsea star and football legend investigated over match-fixing allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chelsea and Barcelona striker Samuel Eto&apos;o is being investigated over alleged match-fixing.<\/p>\n<p>The Cameroon legend became president of his country\u2019s football federation two years ago, but now finds himself embroiled in controversy amid claims he has rigged matches. Allegations that he helped fix games in the Cameroonian second tier first arose in July following the leak of a supposed conversation between Eto&apos;o and Valentine Nkwain, also known as Bobdidy, the president of Victoria United.<\/p>\n<p> According to Cam foot, Eto&apos;o allegedly said: \u201cThere are things we can do \u2013 but you have to be very discreet, brother. Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ll give you your three points and we will suspend the referee. <\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Club owned by Everton-linked 777 Partners hit with FIFA transfer ban for late payments<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Liverpool could have Mo Salah replacement join Man Utd despite \u00a3164m deal<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpopo [Victoria\u2019s nickname] must go up to the first division. This is our goal. This is our federation. Victoria United will go up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Victoria did indeed go on and win promotion to the Cameroonian top flight. Eto&apos;o denies the allegation while Nkwain has said it was not his voice on the recording.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>What&apos;s your favourite Samuel Eto&apos;o moment? Tell us in the comments section below<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article20522219.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/httpscdnimagesdailystarcoukdynamic122photos418000900x738584418\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30512932.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-454382320.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p> Eto&apos;o, a former Inter Milan striker, told Gazzetta dello Sport he was &quot;talking to a friend, someone who invests in football and wants to make his club one of the best in Cameroon&quot;. He said: \u201cI just reassured him by saying that I would have done everything possible to avoid any refereeing errors against him.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, police are now looking into alleged &quot;abuse of authority and corruption&quot; in Cameroonian football involving 40 people. Eto&apos;o has been no stranger to controversy over the last year. At the World Cup in Qatar, a video on social media appeared to show him kneeing a man in the head outside Stadium 974 in Doha.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article30794334.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Arsenal-FC-v-Fulham-FC-Premier-League.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports is bringing you 500 live football games to watch, as well access to C<span>ricket, Golf, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA and more across eight<\/span><span> dedicated channels. Sky Sports is the <\/span><span>only way to watch all the action this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a322 a month<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Eto\u2019o said he was provoked by a fan who was \u201cprobably\u201d an Algeria supporter as part of an ongoing campaign of harassment following Cameroon\u2019s qualifying win over Algeria in March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the Brazil-South Korea match, I had a violent altercation with a person who was probably an Algerian supporter,\u201d Eto\u2019o wrote on his social media channels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to apologise for losing my temper and reacting in a way that does not match my personality. I apologise to the public for this unfortunate incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/samuel-etoo-cameroon-match-fixing-31059429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Former Chelsea and Barcelona striker Samuel Eto&apos;o is being investigated over alleged match-fixing. 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