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Former Chelsea star Geremi has been handed a five-year ban from football by Cameroon’s FA and fined £13,000 following a dispute with federation president Samuel Eto’o.
The 46-year-old, who earned 118 caps for Cameroon – the joint-second highest in the country’s history – lifted the Premier League title with Chelsea in both 2005 and 2006.
He also enjoyed spells at Real Madrid, Middlesbrough, and Newcastle before hanging up his boots in 2011.
Since retiring, Geremi has often found himself at the centre of controversy. He previously held a role with the National Union of Footballers of Cameroon (Synafoc), but has now been hit with a lengthy ban after a fallout with Eto’o.
The feud between the pair dates back to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast, during Cameroon’s clash with Gambia.
Geremi was reportedly involved in a heated exchange with a member of Eto’o’s staff, which quickly escalated and resulted in the two having to be separated by those nearby.
Geremi has been handed a five-year ban from football by Cameroon’s FA and fined £13,000
The 46-year-old (left) lifted the Premier League title with Chelsea in both 2005 and 2006.
Geremi was involved in a dispute with federation president Samuel Eto’o (pictured) in 2023
