Samuel Eto’o made a comeback last Sunday in the Brazil 2014 World Cup play-off match against Tunisia in Radès, where the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon and the Eagles played to a goalless draw.
Earlier, the captain of the Indomitable Lions had announced his international retirement following the qualification against Libya. However, the sporting world’s reaction and directives from the Head of State prompted the Chelsea striker to return to the selection.
Former Cameroon international Patrick Mboma expressed skepticism about the initial retirement, stating, “I never thought his retirement was definitive after the match against Libya in September. Let’s be logical: what normally constituted footballer would give up the possibility of playing in a World Cup? If Samuel made the trip to Yaoundé to meet the highest authorities of the State, it is because he knew that he was going to respond to Volker Finke’s summons. If he had really decided to stop everything, he would have informed Paul Biya, the President of the Republic…”
