After Cameroon secured their passage to next year’s World Cup last weekend with a 2-0 win over Morocco, Eto’o made good on a promise to give every member of the squad a £30k watch.
Getting a Cameroon call-up is an extra-special affair, considering the striker has a history of giving things away to his fellow countrymen. Four years ago Samuel shelled out £60k after promising the squad two grand each should they beat Ivory Coast in n upcoming match.
His charity doesn’t stop at fellow pros though. According to Football Italia:
Eto’o is not shy of making a bet, as long as the proceeds go to charity. Three years ago, he did a deal with Ford whereby they would send an ambulance to Cameroon for every goal he scored above a certain quota.
He is now in the process of recycling Europe’s unwanted shoes, installing special bins in Spanish department store El Corte Ingles where people can donate them to charity.
Reserve right-back decides to unsettle his teammates and fans
In case you weren’t aware, former Arsenal defender Lauren is still at Portsmouth and while he hasn’t started a league game since April, he is still available to perform the service of destablising everybody at the club.
Lauren was randomly selected by Spanish sports paper AS to give his opinion on Lassana Diarra’s proposed transfer to Real Madrid and the Cameroonian revealed that Diarra won’t be the only player leaving Fratton Park next month.
“The team is dismantling itself and big sides are coming. Diarra is not the only one
The chap with the quick feet and strong aversion to passing the ball in the clip above goes by the name Alain Richard Ebwelle. The wunderkind is from Cameroon, and is only 12 years old (!), but he is already being touted by the Spanish giants as the new Ronaldo (the chunky transsexual-hooker-loving one, not the thin regular-hooker-loving one).
Here’s a reminder of how the Brazilian used to terrorise defences:
The Cameroon player’s minute of madness could cost him a winner’s medal
In case you missed it last night, here’s Andre Bikey’s unusual reaction to teammate Rigobert Song’s medical treatment during Cameroon’s 1-0 win over Ghana. Apparently, Bikey took issue with the speed at which the medical treatment was taking place. Even though it was the last few minutes of the game and his team were 1-0 up. The mind boggles.
As first and second favourites Ghana and the Ivory Coast to dropped out of the Africa Cup of Nations yesterday, my wallet became lighter and a certain member of Cameroon’s medical staff lost a little bit of dignity. It’s up to Egypt to clean up on Sunday - get the best betting odds on the match right here.
The bookies fancy the hosts and the favourites to meet in the Africa Cup of Nations final this Sunday, but the former must defeat a strong Cameroon team, while the latter must overcome current holders Egypt. Read our betting previews of Ghana/ Cameroon and Ivory Coast/ Egypt, then head to the oddschicken to have a punt.
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