Samuel Eto’o, a former Cameroonian national team star and former Real Madrid and Barcelona player, was seen on camera attacking a man outside a stadium at the World Cup in Qatar.
The clip shows the former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker leaving Stadium 974 in Doha, having just watched Brazil romp to victory against South Korea in their round-of-16 match.
At first, Eto’o appears happy to pose for photos with his waiting fans as he makes his way out of the venue before a man with a video camera approaches him to his right.
The footage, then seemingly shows the pair exchanging words, before the video cuts to a few seconds later, and Eto’o returning to the scene to confront the man.
It’s unclear what was said to enrage Eto’o, but he reacts angrily and starts to push the cameraman.
At this point, various onlookers step in to try and quell the disruption, but Eto’o is set on chasing the man and eventually has to be held back as he continues to try and confront him.
With four men holding Eto’o back, the footage then shows him giving his phone to a man, before breaking out of the huddle to knee the man in the face, knocking him to the ground.
The brutal blow appears to occur as the man is bending down, leaving him unaware of Eto’o returning to continue the confrontation.
Although understandably shocked, the unknown man is helped to his feet and did not appear to be badly hurt by the shocking blow, while Eto’o is held back again by two men.
With four men holding Eto’o back, the footage then shows him giving his phone to a man, before breaking out of the huddle to knee the man in the face, knocking him to the ground.
The unknown man is helped to his feet and did not appear to be badly hurt by the shocking blow, while Eto’o is held back again by two men.
However an Algerian YouTuber Said Mamouni was the man that took the blow from Eto’o, and he has since released a video confirming that he has reported the incident to Qatari police.
“I’m at the police station to file a complaint against Etoo, he hit me and someone else with him pushed me and destroyed my camera,” Mamouni said on his YouTube channel.
”I asked him how is Bakary Gassama [African World Cup playoff referee], and if he gave him a bribe, he hit me and destroyed both my camera and mic, I know I will take my rights here in Qatar as it is a state of law, he did hit me in the chest and the face and in my elbow.”
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