Cameroon star believes teammates are not passing him the ball.
Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o has accused his Cameroon teammates of not passing him the ball ahead of Sunday’s World Cup play-off with Tunisia.
Speaking to the media alongside Cameroon head-coach Volker Finke and teammates Nicolas Nkoulou and Enoh Eyong, skipper Eto’o, 31, said rumours of a conspiracy against him were true and urged the rest of the squad to ensure it does not happen in the crucial second leg against Tunisia at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde.
“It is sad to say but it is factual. And as the adviser is present, I am asking him to make sure it does not occur anymore in our national team. If we were not about to play such a vital game, I would have asked you to have a gaze at some of the matches yourselves,” Eto’o said.
And Eto’o went on to explain why he had played so often out of position throughout the first leg in Rades, which ended 0-0.
“If I moved back so much towards the midfield against Tunisia, it is before I knew about it already. I had to play like that and I did it, but on Sunday we are talking about Cameroon, about our country. We should put our difficulties behind us and play for Cameroon,” Eto’o said.