Eto'o was elected in December 2021 and officially took office as the president of Cameroon Football Association in January of the following year. Since taking office, he has been constantly under the spotlight. For Eto'o, 2024 has been a challenging year. His public conflicts with head coach Marc Brys, president Paul Biya, and the sports department have made headlines worldwide. Although tensions have eased in recent months, Eto'o remains mysterious about his future, and his term will end in a year.
In an interview with the Africa channel of Radio France Internationale, Eto'o did not confirm whether he would run for re - election. Eto'o said: "We still have several months left, so let's wait and see. This year has been really difficult, but we persevered and are still moving forward. I will discuss with my partners, those who trust me, and those who have been by my side to see if it's worth continuing. Based on the discussion results, we will make a decision at the appropriate time. But for us, the most important thing is to show that we can achieve future victories."
He once again talked about coach Brys: "The argument has never been about whether he is good or not, and I have never said he is bad. We just hope he can abide by the rules and regulations of recruiting coaches. This person came, and I don't know him. When someone said the Football Association was against him, I found it funny because our interests are aligned. We will do everything we can to help him succeed because his victory is the victory of the Football Association, and his failure is also the failure of the Football Association. If I need to respond to an employee, you will see how I correct my position. As the president of the Football Association, I will maintain my standards... If you don't mention Eto'o, we don't even know where you come from... This means that, to some extent, I have achieved some success.
Now it's his turn. If he wants to be friendly with me, I'm happy. If he wants to be my enemy, then this relationship will continue until I complete my task, which is to rebuild the national team."