2024-04-12 18:54:24
It’s a real bomb that shakes Cameroonian football. Calvin Tjega, aka “ Quality“, close collaborator of Samuel Eto’o and boss of Luxury Plane, is in the crosshairs of justice. He is suspected of having used private jets chartered for Fecafoot to illegally take large sums of money out of the country. An affair which could well splash the president of the federation himself.
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, the man who makes Eto’o tremble
Behind this resounding investigation, a man: Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, the feared Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic. Nicknamed “the punk man”, he reigns with an iron fist over the mysteries of Cameroonian power. And it seems that he has decided to make Samuel Eto’o pay for his insolence and his desire for independence. By attacking his right arm Calvin Tjega, it is the president of Fecafoot who is being targeted.
Luxury Plane, the company that questions
At the heart of the scandal, a mysterious company: Luxury Plane. Officially managed by Calvin Tjega, it is Fecafoot’s exclusive supplier of plane tickets and private jet rentals. A juicy market which notably allowed him to organize all the trips of the Indomitable Lions, from the Blida match against Algeria to the epic Qatari World Cup. But investigators suspect that this activity actually hides a vast system of capital evasion.
Disturbing links with Eto’o companies
And that’s where the problem lies for Samuel Eto’o. Because if you dig a little deeper, the links between Luxury Plane and the former international business come to light. Same address as the Samuel Eto’o Foundation and Set Mobile, his former telecoms company. It is difficult in these conditions to believe that Calvin Tjega is anything other than a nominee, and that the real owner of Luxury Plane is not Samuel Eto’o himself. A classic case of conflict of interest which could cost the president of Fecafoot dearly.
Eto’o soon in the investigators’ sights?
Because if Calvin Tjega is today in the eye of the storm, there is no doubt that investigators are looking to go back to Samuel Eto’o. The former Barcelona striker, through his standoff with the presidency, made a powerful enemy in the person of Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh. And the latter is renowned for never letting go of its prey. Many are already predicting that the judicial noose could quickly tighten around the president of Fecafoot.
Beyond the people, it is all of Cameroonian football which once again finds itself splashed by a scandal. After the controversies over the use of CHAN funds, suspicions of match-fixing and accusations of mismanagement, this affair of currency leaks casts an additional shadow on the governance of the king of sport in Cameroon. Enough to reinforce the feeling of distrust among supporters and observers towards the governing bodies.
For now, Calvin Tjega remains presumed innocent. But his ban on leaving the territory and the continuation of investigations are all worrying signs for the future. As for Samuel Eto’o, he is perhaps playing the most delicate part of his young career as a manager. He who had promised to clean out the Augean stables of Cameroonian football finds himself caught in the turmoil. Will he be able to emerge unscathed?