Cameroon Football Federation president Samuel Eto’o has backed Gianni Infantino amid criticism surrounding the Swiss-Italian administrator’s leadership of FIFA. BusinessDay Nigeria reported the endorsement on 25 August 2026.
The reported intervention makes Eto’o’s position clear: he is supporting the FIFA president despite the backlash. However, the available evidence does not provide Eto’o’s full remarks or explain the specific reasons he gave for standing behind Infantino.
Details of the criticism facing the FIFA president also remain unclear from the supplied report. It does not identify those leading the backlash, set out their objections or state whether the dispute concerns a particular FIFA decision, election or policy.
The report likewise does not indicate whether Eto’o spoke in his personal capacity or formally on behalf of the Cameroon Football Federation. No response from Infantino or FIFA is included in the available evidence.
What is established is that the president of Cameroon’s national football federation has publicly aligned himself with FIFA’s leader during a period of criticism. Further information would be needed to assess the wider support for Eto’o’s position or the practical consequences for football governance.