Samuel Eto'o's role under threat with FIFA pressured to remove him as Cameroon FA president

FIFA has been urged to intervene and remove Samuel Eto'o from his role as president of the Cameroon Football Association (FECAFOOT), Report informs via Goal.com.

The pressure to have the former Barcelona striker ousted from his post comes from a group of Cameroon officials in the wake of several controversial incidents involving Eto'o.

A letter jointly addressing FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe has questioned why Eto'o is allowed to remain at the helm of the organization, alleging that he has “illegally" imposed himself on FECAFOOT.

CAF opened an investigation into “certain alleged improper conduct” of Eto'o in August after leaked audio implicated the ex-Cameroon star in a match-fixing scandal despite his denials. The 42-year-old claimed he was telling a friend who invests in football that he "would have done everything possible to avoid any refereeing errors against him".