Eto’o calls on African football federations to support FIFA chief Infantino
Samuel Eto’o says a higher budget might have attracted the likes of Mbappe and Tchouameni to play for Africa instead.

Samuel Eto’o says a higher budget might have attracted the likes of Mbappe and Tchouameni to play for Africa instead.








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UN rights chief ‘shocked’ by reports that Nigerian and Chadian forces killed over 100 civilians and seeks inquiries.
The killing of two generals near Lake Chad follows a recent Boko Haram attack in the same region that left dozens dead.
Pope Leo has previously criticised Donald Trump’s US immigration policies, calling for better treatment of refugees.
Leo is the third pontiff to visit the fossil fuel-rich country after John Paul II in 1992 and Benedict XVI in 2009.
Preaching at a packed stadium in Douala, Pontiff shares a message of hope, peace and faith during Africa trip.

Pope Leo XIV was in Bamenda in conflict-hit northwest Cameroon, urging peace in a region beset by deadly fighting.
Pope, in Cameroon, calls for ‘decisive change of course’ that leads away from conflict and the exploitation of the land.
Huge crowds have greeted Pope Leo in Cameroon, returning to a country he visited 20 years ago as ‘Father Bob’.
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at pope over calls for peace and criticism of US war on Iran.
The pope will also visit Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea during his 11-day trip to the continent.