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Peacefmonline can confirm that Samuel Eto'o Fils of Cameroun and Inter Milan fame has surprisingly been adjudged CAF African Footballer of the Year, beating Ghana's Asamoah Gyan to it.
Per this award, Eto’o is undoubtedly one of the most decorated players of his generation. The Inter Milan striker has thus achieved a feat unparalleled in African Football history by winning the coveted prize a record four times; 2003, 2004, 2005 and now 2010.
Despite the Indomitable Lions’ unexpected debacle at the 2010 World Cup where they were the first of the 32 teams to leave the tournament, much of what the 29-year-old player acquired in the course of the season still glitters with victory and prestige.
The Serie A title, Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana and UEFA Champions League were all amongst his prizes last season, not to mention the Club World Cup he added to his trophy count this past weekend, scoring in the final against African Champions TP Mazembe.
Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan/Cameroon)
Date of birth: March 10, 1981
Nationality: Cameroonian
Club: Inter Milan
Age: 29
Position: Striker
CAN 2010: 2 goals and quarter finalists with Cameroon
2010 World Cup: 2 goals
Italy: 16 goals for Inter Milan 2009/2010 season
Serie A winner, Coppa Italia winner, UEFA Champions League winner
CAN 2012 qualifiers: 2 goals |
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Eto'o also has chalked series of successes at both club and international level. After winning almost everything in football with Catalan giants, Barcelona, he joined Inter Milan in the summer of 2009 and played a vital role as the Nerrazzurri completed a treble of Serie A title, Coppa Italia and the UFA Champions League.
Eto'o scored over 100 goals in five seasons with FC Barcelona, and is also the record holder in number of appearances by an African player in La Liga.
In 2010, he became the first player to win two European Continental Trebles following his back-to-back achievements with Barcelona and Internazionale. He is the second player to have ever scored in two separate UEFA Champions League finals and the fourth player, after Marcel Desailly, Paulo Sousa and Gerard Piqué, to have won the UEFA Champions League two years in a row with different teams.
He is also, as of 22 May 2010, the most decorated African player of all time. He is the first ever player to win two trebles back to back. |
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