Suspension for five years after a beating in the national locker room! »Two legends were separated by the police
Article by Daniel Scorpie – published on Friday, June 20, 2025 7:58 pm / Updated on Friday, June 20, 2025 20:01
The president of the Footballers Union of Cameroon (Synafoc), Geremi Njitap, received the huge sanction from the Federation Ethics Commission (FeCafoot). The former midfielder of the “unpaved lions” pays for a violent altercation of 2023 with the staff of President Samuel Eto'o, one of the greatest African attackers.
The scandal took place on the occasion of a match of two from the Africa Cup on the nations held in the ivory coast. At the end of Cameroon – Gambia, Geremi was involved in a physical and verbal confrontation with a member of Samuel Eto'o, President Fecafoot.
The conflict ended only after the separation of the two by the Security Agents. According to journalist and eyewitnesses, Geremi was forced from the locker room to the order of the federation!
Eto'o and Geremi were 13 years old colleagues at the Cameroonian national
The Ethics Commission of Fecafoot has decided that the former midfielder, now 46 years old, violated the code of conduct: “We declare Geremi Sorel Njitap, President Synafoc, guilty of violating the rules of behavior included in our Ethics Code.
Samuel Eto'o and Geremi Njitap, two swords that do not fit in the same sheath at the federation and the Cameroon players' union
We sanction it with a five -year prohibition from any football -related activity and with a fine of ten million CFA francs (about 13,000 euros) “, announced the daily Camerunez Express.
Geremi Njitap, who won two titles in the Premier League with Chelsea (2004-2005, 2005-2006), as well as two Champions Legue with Real Madrid (1999-2000, 2001-2002), announced that he will appeal to the decision and could notify the Sports Arbitration Court (TAS).
15TROPHEE won Samuel Eto'o in his career teams, including two Champions League with Barcelona (2005-2006, 2008-2009) and Tripla with Inter (2009-2010)
And his assistant, Daniel Blaise Ngos, was punished, but his suspension is only two years old, in addition to a fine of 7,750 euros. Despite this Express Express reveals that Geremi and Eto'o would have solved their divergences in private!
However, the scandal only increases the criticisms of the football world in Cameroon again at the federation led by the former striker from Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter and Chelsea (now 44 years old), which has 118 selections and 56 goals for the national.
Samuel Eto'o and Geremi Njitap had 118 selections each and they understood well at Cameroon / PHOTO: IMAGO
Geremi also has 118 presence in the “unpaved lions” shirt with 13 goals scored and two Cups of Africa, won in 2000 and 2002 plus the Gold Olympic Medal at Sidney 2000, and was a colleague at the national ETO between 1997 and 2010.
