AFCON 2025: “We will get our revenge,” Samuel Eto’o after Cameroon’s elimination.

Eliminated in the quarterfinals by Morocco, Cameroon received a strong message from its president Samuel Eto’o, determined to turn this disappointment into the starting point for an announced revenge.

The president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, Samuel Eto’o, reacted to the elimination of the Indomitable Lions from the Africa Cup of Nations currently taking place in Morocco. Present on Friday at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, the former emblematic captain of Cameroon witnessed the 2-0 defeat to the host nation, Morocco, in the quarterfinal. Brahim Diaz and Ismaël Saibari sealed the fate of the Indomitable Lions at the end of a match dominated by the Atlas Lions.

At the final whistle, Samuel Eto’o went to the locker room to deliver a strong message to the Cameroonian group. In a speech imbued with gravity and pride, the former Barcelona and Chelsea striker took the time to salute the commitment and mindset of his players, while already looking to the future.

Seeing you sad brings tears to my eyes, but you played with pride for Cameroon. I am proud of you, he said to the locker room. Before adding, with determination: It’s only the beginning. At the next AFCON, we’ll come to win it. Start preparing now, we’ll take our revenge. A unifying message, reflecting the Cameroonian federation’s resolve to bounce back.