Cameroon: Samuel Eto'o heckled in the stands during the match against Angola | OneFootball

Samuel Eto'o

During the decisive clash between Cameroon and Angola on Monday night, Samuel Eto'o, president of the Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT), was seriously heckled in the stands.

Monday night at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé was marked not only by Cameroon's goalless draw against Angola (0-0), but above all by a dramatic incident in the presidential box. Tensions ran high in the stands, and, as so often, Cameroonian Football Federation president Samuel Eto'o found himself at the center of a heated controversy.

A group of supporters, invited by Eto'o himself, began to hurl abuse at him directly from the presidential box. One furious fan confronted him head-on: "He needs to get out of there! Idiot! It's because of him we're not qualified!" The situation quickly escalated. An exasperated Eto'o lashed out at the supporters, right in front of the Minister of Sports, Jean Dedieu Momo, who was present at the scene.

But in blunt remarks, the minister denied any misconduct by Eto'o. "Completely false. I was at the stadium, sitting in the same row as president Samuel Eto'o. There was a group of individuals, among whom I recognized Baongla, the so-called son of President Paul Biya (he's not his son at all). They kept heckling the president, even though they had been invited by Samuel Eto'o himself. Security wanted to forcibly remove them because their rude behavior was disturbing the entire box. We were all ashamed of such provocative conduct, which was filmed by their accomplice with the aim of tarnishing president Eto'o, who remained dignified and did not stoop to their level." the minister said.

Cameroon, unable to make the difference against Angola and securing only a single point, leaves qualification for the play-offs hanging in the balance.