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| Samuel Eto'o as team captain |
16 years, 114 appearances, 56 goals, team captain, Olympic goal medalist, team captain, 4 times African best player, all time highest goal scorer of the African Cup of Nations, 2 African Cup of nations, 1 LG Cup. That's what he accomplished over time.
Samuel Eto'o made his intentions to leave the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon on the 8th of September 2013 just a few minutes after their 1-0 victory over the Desert Knights of Libya in their group stage qualifiers for Brazil 2014 World Cup competition. This came shocking to his team mates and the Cameroonian people as a whole with much of their hopes for their qualification for and success at the World Cup rested on Eto'o.
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| Samuel Eto'o in Chelsea FC |
Eto'o said he resigns for personal and family reasons. However, from commentaries and public opinions and observations, it is seen that Eto' has not been at his best lately. Earler in 2012. he threatened leaving the national team. In Sunday's match against Libya, Eto'o demanded that Carlos Kameni and Achille Webo be included in the starting line-up, but this was denied by head coach Volka Finke. Again he has had several conflicts within the team. These could possibly be contributions to his final resignation this year, 2013. However, his recent match against Togo was a great one where he left the pitch, scoring both goals in Cameroon's 2-0 victory over Togo.
However, Eto'o still has his football career to pursue, with his signing in Chelsea FC. Also, just like Rigobert Song, we may one day see Eto'o on the administrative bench of the Indomitable Lions.
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