An Algerian YouTuber who claims he is the person kneed in the chest by Samuel Eto’o has explained he has noted the ex-footballer to law enforcement in Dubai.
The ex-Barcelona and Chelsea striker was caught on digital camera kneeing a person as he filmed him when he remaining Stadium 974 in Doha where Brazil had just overwhelmed South Korea 4-1 yesterday.
These days the guy was named in Spain as Stated Mamouni, a YouTuber with more than 66,000 subscribers. A video clip emerged of the North African demonstrating off his injuries and broken camera.
Spanish push documented that Mamouni is professing Eto’o dropped his temper just after he asked him about referee Bakary Papa Gassama, and no matter if Eto’o had presented him a bribe just before Cameroon’s playoff victory about Algeria in March, granting his workforce a location in the Earth Cup.
Samuel Eto’o (appropriate) has been pictured together with a host of massive names in Qatar this thirty day period. Above, he stands with FIFA President Gianni Infantino (left) forward of Cameroon vs Serbia
The Gambian referee officiated the World Cup play-off second-leg between Algeria and Cameroon in Algiers previously this year.
Cameroon received the match but later on the Algerian Football Federation sent a request to FIFA inquiring for a replay having claimed that the referee’s overall performance was unsatisfactory.
The referee Papa Gassama broke his silence just after suffering a huge backlash to assert he was unfazed by the Algerian criticism.
He said: ‘If they acquire you are the good referee and if they shed they label you as the lousy referee.’
Despite the controversy Papa Gassama was one particular of the 8 referees from Africa chosen for the Globe Cup in Qatar.
The guy professing he was kneed by Eto’o, explained on his YouTube channel: ‘I’m at the police station to file a criticism against Eto’o, he strike me and a person else with him pushed me and ruined my camera.’
Eto’o is best remembered for his 5-12 months spell with Barcelona, in which he played 199 times
Eto’o is at this time president of the Cameroon Soccer Federation, and is in Qatar with the crew
In the footage, Eto’o originally appears pleased to pose for images with ready fans as he helps make his way out of the location, prior to the gentleman mentioned to be Mamouni methods him to his ideal holding a online video camera.
The footage, filmed by La Opinion, then seemingly exhibits the pair exchanging text, ahead of the movie cuts to a couple of seconds later on, and Eto’o returning to the scene to confront Mamouni.
Eto’o then reacts furiously and begins to push the cameraman.
At this issue, a variety of onlookers step in to test and quell the disruption, but Eto’o is established on chasing the guy and sooner or later has to be held back as he continues to try and confront him.
With 4 gentlemen keeping Eto’o back again, the footage then exhibits him giving his cell phone to a guy, just before breaking out of the huddle to knee the man in the facial area, knocking him to the floor.
The brutal blow appears to arise as Mamouni is bending down, leaving him unaware of Eto’o returning to proceed the confrontation.
Although understandably shocked, the Mamouni is served to his ft and did not originally seem to be badly damage by the stunning blow, while Eto’o is held again once more by two men.
As documented by La View, Eto’o was promptly asked what had took place by reporters, but he was ‘out of his mind’ and was swiftly led absent by protection.
An hour prior to the unsavory incident happened, Eto’o was pictured inside of the stadium with former NFL participant Chad Johnson whilst viewing the Brazil match.
His main concern in Qatar was, plainly, looking at his country Cameroon and how their match unfolded, but it came to a disappointing close with a group phase exit – even with a victory more than Brazil.
DailyMail.com has contacted both equally Eto’o and the Cameroon Football Federation for comment.
Eto’o (2nd still left) launches the Environment Cup at a enthusiast park in Doha along with a host of other footballing legends, together with Ronald de Boer, Cafu and Xavi (remaining-correct)
Eto’o performed for Chelsea (pictured) and Everton in the Premier League during his profession
Eto’o retired from enjoying the sport in 2019, next a spell in Qatar with Qatar SC. He is most popular for spells with Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea, right after coming by way of Authentic Madrid’s academy in 1997.
He also has 118 caps for his region – the second-most of any participant in background.
It is not the 1st time the 41-calendar year-aged has strike headlines for non-footballing causes in the latest months, having been handed a 22-month suspended jail sentence in June for a £3m tax fraud, owning unsuccessful to declare income from the transfer of picture legal rights.
According to Sport, the previous Barcelona and Inter Milan striker admitted the offence but alleges that he was a target of manipulation.
The fraud relates to Eto’o failing to declare income derived from the transfer of impression legal rights to Puma and Barcelona in his individual profits tax return in between 2006 and 2009.
