Samuel Eto’o
Birth Name: Samuel Eto’o Fils
Place of Birth: Douala, Cameroon
Date of Birth: 10 March, 1981
Ethnicity: Cameroonian [Basa]
Samuel Eto’o is a Cameroonian professional footballer and football administrator. He is the most decorated African player of all time, often regarded as one of the greatest strikers. He has been president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, since 11 December, 2021.
His brothers are professional footballers David Eto’o and Etienne Eto’o.
Samuel has experienced racial abuse in some away matches. He is one of several high-profile contemporary players to have reacted to the abuse by threatening to leave the pitch, and being outspoken in criticism of their experiences.
Samuel is married to Georgette, and has four children. He is Catholic. He has a Spanish passport.
Tag “basa” [also spelled in other ways https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassa_people_(Cameroon)%5D
his ethnic group
He is Catholic