In Douala it was clear Eto'o was a special talent from a very young age.
The statue of Cameroon's football superstar Samuel Eto'o, pictured in Douala on January 27. Picture: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP.
Eto’o, who also starred for Inter Milan and wore the number nine for his country, moved to Douala with his family from the capital as a young boy. “Eto’o has helped a lot of people in this neighbourhood. Recently he came back here and laid on food for everyone in New Bell.”Just along the street is a bar where the exterior walls are decorated with pictures of the four-time African Footballer of the Year.
“Even then you could see the discipline he had. He believed in his potential and knew where he wanted to go.” He was not yet 16 when he made his international debut and barely 17 when he went to the 1998 World Cup after newly-appointed coach Claude Le Roy decided he could not ignore such a precocious talent.
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