Shocking video has surfaced online of football great and current Cameroon FA president Samuel Eto’o punching a guy outside a stadium during the World Cup in Qatar.
The stunning film shows the former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker exiting Stadium 974 in Doha, having just witnessed Brazil cruise to victory over South Korea in their round-of-16 encounter.
At first, Eto’o looks glad to pose for selfies with waiting fans as he makes his way out of the stadium, but a guy with a video camera approaches him to his right, Daily Mail said.
The tape, taken by La Opinion, then appears shows the two exchanging words, before the camera switches to a few seconds later, with Eto’o coming to the area to confront the guy.
It is unclear what was said to rile Eto’o – who is in Qatar in his role as World Cup 2022 legacy ambassador – but he reacts furiously and begins to push the cameraman.
At this point, various onlookers step in to try and quell the disruption, but Eto’o is set on chasing the man and eventually has to be held back as he continues to try and confront him.
With four men holding Eto’o back, the footage then shows him giving his phone to a man, before breaking out of the huddle to knee the man in the face, knocking him to the ground.
The hard strike seems to come while the victim is leaning down, leaving him oblivious of Eto’o coming to resume the argument.
Although understandably stunned, the anonymous guy is assisted to his feet and did not seem to be severely harmed by the unexpected strike, while Eto’o is pulled back again by two men.
As stated by La Opinion, Eto’o was promptly asked what had occurred by reporters, but he was ‘out of his mind’ and was swiftly escorted away by security.
An hour before the nasty event happened, Eto’o was spotted inside the stadium with former NFL player Chad Johnson while watching the Brazil match.
His biggest focus in Qatar was, certainly, watching his team Cameroon and how their tournament evolved, but it came to a dismal finish with a group stage elimination — despite a win against Brazil.
