By Pascal Ibe
Claim
A Facebook user, Obey Godwin Boss claimed top football legends and some world leaders contributed to the funeral of late Samuel Eto’o’s late father.
Verdict
This is False. The claim cannot be found anywhere as no reputable news organization in Cameron, Africa reported such.
Full Text
A Facebook user, Obey Godwin Boss last week claimed that football legends and some world leaders contributed to the funeral of Samuel Eto’o’s late father.
Samuel Eto’o is a notable Camerounian football legend who played for Barcelona, Chelsea and other big clubs for decades.
The Facebook post by Obey Godwin reads,
“SAMUEL ETO REGAINED WEALTH AFTER FATHER’S BURIAL.
Contribution to Samuel Eto’o’s late father’s burial😳😳
𝟏𝟎 Footballers🙏🙏
𝟏- 𝐋 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢 124,000,000 CFA (€200k)
𝟐- 𝐂 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐨 124,000,000 CFA (€200k)
𝟑- 𝐀 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚 80,000,000 CFA (€115k)
𝟒- 𝐗𝐚𝐯𝐢 78,000,000 CFA (€112k)
𝟓- 𝐙 𝐙𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐞 67,000,000 CFA (€100k)
𝟔- 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐨. 67,000,000 CFA (€100k)
𝟕- 𝐒𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐣𝐝𝐞𝐫 67,000,000 CFA (€100k)
𝟖- 𝐉 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨. 67,000,000 CFA (€100k)
𝟗- 𝐊 𝐌𝐛𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞. 67,000,000 CFA (€100k)
𝟏𝟎- 𝐂 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 50,000,000 CFA. (€75k)
𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟏𝟎 Head of States
𝟏- 𝐕 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 260,000,000 CFA (€400k)
𝟐- 𝐃 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩. 240,000,000 CFA (€380,000)
𝟑- 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐈𝐈. 200,000,000 CFA (€310,000)
𝟒-𝐄. 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐧. 67,000,000 CFA. (€100k)
𝟓- 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐈. 67,000,000 CFA (€100k)
𝟔- 𝐏 𝐁𝐢𝐲𝐚. 60,000,000 CFA
𝟕- 𝐀 𝐎𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐚 50,000,000 CFA
𝟖- 𝐅 𝐄𝐲𝐚𝐝é𝐦𝐚. 50,000,000 CFA
𝟗- 𝐒 𝐍𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨. 50,000,000 CFA
𝟏𝟎- 𝐈 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫é. 40,000,000 CFA
𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟔 Arabic Princes
𝟏- 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 of Saudi 1,900,000,000 CFA ($3 million)
$2.6M
𝟑- 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 of Yemen 1,223,000,000 CFA ($2 million)
1,000,000,000 CFA (1.6 M) $)
𝟓- $ 930,000,000 CFA ($1.5 million)
𝟔- 𝐏𝐫ince of Qatar. 930,000,000 CFA ($1.5 million)
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Many other users on TikTok, X and Instagram posted the same claim.
Verification
Verifying this claim, when CrimeFacts news searched on Google using the keyword, “Donations by football legends and some world leaders for Samuel Eto’o’s late father funeral“, no credible news organization in Cameron, Africa reported such.
In a report by Purse Nigeria on April 12 2024, Samuel Eto’o laid to rest the mortal remains of David Eto’o, his father.
According to Kick442, the FECAFOOT President and Cameroon football icon solemnly laid his father the Military Hospital mortuary in Bonanjo, Douala, ahead of his final journey.
Conclusion
This claim is False as no reports any reputable news organization reported the donations by football legends and some world leaders for Samuel Eto’o’s late father funeral.
