AFRICAN LEGEND, SAMUEL ETO'O DROPPED FROM TEAM SQUAD FOR RACISM SCANDAL

Turkish club Antalyaspor have dropped
Samuel Eto’o from their squad until further
notice in a row over the striker’s comments
on social media.
Former Cameroon captain Eto’o, 35, wrote on
his Instagram account: “Perhaps some people
do not feel respect for me because I am
black.”
Eto’o later made a second post denying the
criticism was aimed at Antalyaspor chairman
Ali Safak Ozturk.
Ozturk had criticised Eto’o for his
performances earlier in the season.
He said at the time: “No player is above the
interests of Antalyaspor. Everyone must know
their place.”
Eto’o called Ozturk his “brother” in his second
Instagram post, adding that the Turkish
people had supported him “wholeheartedly”.
“My message was to a person who criticises
me unjustly for years and while he continues
his criticisms, I kept winning trophies,” the
former Barcelona, Chelsea and Everton player
wrote.
The Turkish club issued a statement stating
Eto’o would have a separate training
programme until his case was heard by their
executive board.
Three-time Champions League winner Eto’o
moved to Antalyaspor in June 2015 as the
keystone of the club’s bid in the southern
Mediterranean resort city to find national and
even European success.
But his stint has turned sour in the past
weeks amid intense rumours in the close
season that he would join Istanbul arch rivals
Besiktas.
Tensions have been compounded by a poor
start to the new season for Antalyaspor, who
have taken only one point from four matches.
BBC





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Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE