DUBAI — Samuel Eto`o, star player of FC Barcelona, is in Dubai.The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing organised a tour of select tourist attractions, including the Burj Al Arab and The World.
DTCM Manager Missions, Hamad bin Mejren, presented a memento to Eto`o.
Accompanied by Hamad, the famous footballer toured the facilities. Also present were Basel Mohammed Al Noman, Delegation Executive, Nakheel, Hussein Al Yasiri, Sales Consultant, The World, Abdullah Lemsagam, Agent of Samuel Eto in the Middle East, and Adan Dawood, Senior Marketing & PR officer, The World.
After the tour, Eto`o said: “Dubai in one year will be the best city in the world." Nicknamed Black Panther, the 25-year-old striker was born in Cameroon. He had also played for Real Madrid and Real Mallorca. He is a distinguished forward who is known for his
outstanding positional awareness and shooting technique.
He was named African Footballer of the Year in 2003, 2004, and 2005, making him the first player to win the award three years in succession since it has been handed out by the Confederation of African Football.
He was recently named as one of the strikers for the FIFPro World XI team for the second consecutive year. During his time with RCD Mallorca, he became the highest ever league goal scorer in the history of the club, with 54 goals.
He signed for FC Barcelona in the summer of 2004. Eto`o made his Cameroon debut at the age of just 15 in a friendly match against Costa Rica in a 5-0 loss, and at the age of 17, Eto was the youngest player at the 1998 FIFA World Cup when he appeared for Cameroon against Italy, at the age of 17 years and 3 months, being the only player who had been born in the 80s. He also played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
