Apologies a bit staged, but a speech commensurate with the seriousness of the acts. Samuel Eto’o, new president of the Cameroonian football federation and main public face of the organizing country of CAN 2022, spoke live on Algerian TV with his counterpart Charaf-Eddine Amara to apologize to the Algerian people after the stabbing attack on three journalists in Douala on Sunday.
🎙⚽️ | @SamuelEtoo : “Tell our brothers that everything will be done so that their stay goes as smoothly as possible at home in Cameroon”
The firm and fraternal reaction of the President of the @FecafootOfficie following the events in Douala. Message received 🇨🇲❤️🇩🇿 pic.twitter.com/clCZX9JYLR
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“Our dear brother journalists, I would like to offer you our sincere apologies because some of our brothers were attacked in Douala,” said the former attacker of the Indomitable Lions. I humbly ask you to tell these brothers that we ask for forgiveness. It is not Cameroonian hospitality. Please ask their forgiveness and tell them that they are at home. We are going to seize our minister and all our authorities to tell them that our brothers are in our country and they must feel safe as if they were in Algiers (…) May God bless you and may your stay be as good as possible. manners at your place in Cameroon. “
None of the three victims is seriously injured, but the case has deeply shocked Algeria. The country, holder of the title, enters the running this Wednesday at 2 p.m., with all its stars or almost (Mahrez, Benrahma, Feghouli…) and the firm intention to go to the end once again.