Cameroon legend and federation chief Eto'o backs FIFA president Infantino

[p]Infantino, up for re-election in March ‌2027, has been criticised since tabling a now abandoned ‌proposal to sell off a 20% stake in ‌a commercial body for FIFA tournament rights, with several countries withdrawing their support for his candidacy.[/p][p][b]"I think ‌all these things are happening because ⁠of the timing. ‌There's an election coming up where Gianni Infantino is standing. ​All of this has happened because there's an election coming up. That's all ​there is,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eto-o-samuel/KUCt6uhi/"]Eto'o[/a] told CNN in an interview broadcast on Monday.[/p][p]While several regional soccer bodies, including ⁠UEFA, AFC and ​CONCACAF, are weighing whether to move a vote of no confidence to oust Infantino, African body CAF has backed him.[/p][p]CAF president Patrice Motsepe said ‌earlier this month that Infantino's future should be decided at the 2027 election, and confirmed that the president still has the support of CAF.[/p][p]Former striker Eto'o, who played for major European clubs like [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a], said Infantino had changed football, giving opportunities to nations that did not have them before.[/p][p][b]"The ‌president's job is to take football further, to ​make all of the nations grow,"[/b] he ‌said.[/p][p][b]"He made a proposal. The 211 members were supposed to sit down, debate the issue and let the majority win. But I am convinced that the voices that were raised, ⁠those are not ⁠the voices of ‌the majority."[/b][/p]