Dear brother,
I write these few words because you had to ask questions while watching television these last three days. You had to express legitimate feelings, confused and worried by listening to comments from various media, you may be shocked or disappointed, you’re on the sidelines. I had to, so that only what I tell you is what I have said, to clarify my position.
In my childhood, my room was adorned with posters of football players who I wanted to look like. The largest poster that was above my bed was that of Roger Milla. I said in my dreams at the time, “if I have to look like a footballer, I should be like the great Roger. I even happened to write “Milla” with a marker on the back of my t-shirts, like many other children in early 90s.
The passing years have helped me get closer to my childhood idol. But the years have unfortunately also contributed to fading out and even denting the image I glued above my bed. I gradually found with my adult eyes a very different person and my childhood dreams have gradually transformed into disappointment and disillusionment in the light of certain facts which I do not want to return to.
I just want to make it clear to all who love our beloved country, we her children, have a duty to build and leave the future generations in better condition than what we have found. In our specific area of football, we are constructing a building that shall one day either take our country on the highest step of the world. This will be done over generations.
Georges Goethe who brought the first soccer ball in Cameroon, acquired the land. Ntone Rudolph, Omgba Zing, Martin Tobias Mimbo, have cleared, Mbappé Lepe, Mbete Isaac, Fobeté Raymond, Oyono COGEFAR laid the foundations, Mbida Arantes, Thomas Nkono, Michel Kahama, Joseph Antoine Bell, Roger Milla, Theophile Abega, Omam Biyick built ground floor, Patrick Mboma, Geremi Njitap, Rigobert Song, Pierre Wome, Achille Emana, Samuel Eto’o and many more are about to complete the first floor, and future generations will continue the work.
Football is a collective game. Each teammate contributes in the game. To score goals, I rely mostly on my teammates who I will serve the ball in ideal conditions. After that, the goal is for the team, and because the team represents the country, the goal is for the country. That’s why the score of matches is given as “Cameroon beat Togo by 3 goals to 0” and not as “Makoun and Eto’o beat Adebayor and Agassa.”
Those of you who watched the end of the season in France were certainly struck by one fact: The day the Marseille had to present the championship trophy to the public in France, the most visible flag was Cameroon’s , brandished by Stephane Mbia. I felt great pride. This gesture of my younger teammates alone shows that we take our country at heart and all our victories in club or national team are all wins for Cameroon. Because we know we carry a part of your pride that Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Achille Emana, Jean Makoun, Alex Song and many others have at their wrist colors of Cameroon when they play with club sides . It is for the same reason that Samuel Eto’o is draped in the colors of our country to celebrate his victories in the European Champions League before the cameras of the world. Whether in club or national team, we take our country in our hearts, for being Cameroon is a privilege.
Dear brother, I would end this little letter, by telling you this: Listening to the comments that have been held against me, saying explicitly that I had never brought anything to my country, nor an Olympic gold medal or two African Cup of Nations nor a record of goals in the final phase of CAN, or the record for most goals in the national team, nor a foundation designed to train young people, and a few Ballon D’or Africain or anything else,frankly, I was thrown into disgust and for once uncertain about all future competitions. But many fellows like you called me, reminded me that I represented something great for them, told me the last night of the finals of the Champions League and the streets of our cities were as empty as when the National Team plays. Then I saw this picture of me wearing the flag of Cameroon on my shoulder last May 22 in Madrid after the victory in the European Cup, and I realized that the defense of the three colors of this flag there was a something exciting and compelling. I’m going to the World Cup because I love Cameroon, above all, because I know that you count on me and because I have the patriotic duty to assume my role as captain, even amid the storm.
Someone told me the other day when he arrived in some countries it is easier to explain your origin by saying “I am from the country of Roger Milla” or “I am from the country of Samuel Eto’o . Despite all, we are ambassadors of Cameroon. We respect that status at all times keeping the elegance and dignity recognized the diplomatic corps.
Thank you for giving me your attention.
Eto’o
As you said football is a collective game, and nobody plays it for himself but for the name of our country cameroon and again if a country’s win, they don’t say song has won drogba, they say Cameroon won coté de voir so if you beleive in this phrase go ahead .
Well-said Papa Eto’o!!
As you said football is a collective game, and nobody plays it for himself but for the name of our country cameroon and again if a country’s win, they don’t say song has won drogba, they say Cameroon won coté de voir so if you beleive in this phrase go ahead .
i felt ghost pimpus when roger miller of al people could comment on the achievements. but eto has said it all footbal is collective and hence the collectivity can either be positive or negative but the ideal behind is victory for our country..
For sure papilleus i don’t really have much to say but to congratulates Eto for this letter.love you eto
hello,it is very sad when i read what Samuel etoo wrote but i guess milla should apologize for what he said to etoo
i sincerely believed roger mila wanted to bring out the all in eto though he may not have put it through the media.all same we all believed in eto and hope he can lead us to more glory as he has been doing
What is he going on about Champion’s Leaque and European stuff. Thats not the issue here. We Africans are always pleased with “qualifying for the world cup…or attaining the second round”….thats not sufficient. If Obama was like that we would not have a Black president in the states today. Go out there and win the world cup. Our patience is gone. If you don’t do well…stop qualifying. And stop giving people heart attacks & shame. You’ve raised our expectations and its painful to justify at work or with friends….so act like a lion…go and win. Then you can write whatever you want to write…
And this slumpdog Coach….he better act like a manager of a team. Cameroon has never had such a timid coach. Is he scared of his players…or so un-charismatic. He does not charge the team
If it is about setting up a foundation for youth ,if you haven’t done it come on Etoo do it .Do it now ,do it better .Something that looks like you one of the most expensive players.You are great.We love you and we know you will always be pride of Cameroun like Roger Milla .Thanks to both of you I hope to follow your paths soon.Get ready for the next world cup let look at what went wrong and moved on.Thanks to Ghana
God bless Cameroun
Bro just know we cameroonians living abroad love and respect you very much.We sometimes exchange blows just to make others understand your greatness.
We love you bro ETO.
ARREYMBOR
what an intelligent star , i like cos u know how to nake trouble and how to appologise , that is what makes a man.
ETO has brought shame to me.he is a bad boy.
I love you Etoo you are a star and will always remain a star both on the pitch and out of the pitch keep it up man!!!!!!!
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