Former Barcelona and Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o has been voted as the President of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) on Saturday.

The 40-year-old beat his challenger Seidou Mbombo Njoya after five other candidates opted out of the electoral race.

Prior to the election, Eto’o was acting as the global ambassador for the Qatar 2022 World Cup while Mbombo Njoya is currently the fourth vice-president of the Confederation of African Football.

Back in September, Eto’o declared his candidacy for the top leadership position in Cameroonian football with the target of revamping the sport in the Central African nation.

Eto’o Fils has had stints at Real Madrid, Leganes, Espanyol, Mallorca and Barcelona between 1997 and 2009 where he won several laurels including La Liga, Copa del Rey, Uefa Champions League, Fifa Club World Cup amongst others.
The Barcelona legend also plied his trade in Italy with Inter Milan.

He retired from football in Qatar in 2019, four years after he called time on his international career that produced 56 goals in 118 games for Cameroon.