It is really not the best time for African Football legend Samuel Eto'o following his ban by the Cameroonian Football Association for 15 matches for his part in a players strike.
The Cameroon captain, 30, has 10 days to appeal against the ban.Vice-captain Enoh Eyong received a two-match ban, while Tottenham's Benoit Assou-Ekotto was fined $1,980 (£1,276).
The federation said Eto'o was banned for "violating the internal regulations of the national team relating to loyalty and obligation of participating in a match".
Samuel Eto'o, in his role as captain, incited his team-mates to refuse to travel to Algeria," the Cameroon football federation (Fecafoot) said on its website. The federation's disciplinary committee added that the midfielder Enoh also "lacked respect for the vice-president of Fecafoot".
Cameroon surprisingly failed to qualify for next year's ACN in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, and their new coach, Denis Lavagne, has just started rebuilding his squad
Cameroon begin their bid to reach the 2013 Nations Cup finals against Guinea Bissau on 29 February, with the return leg of the tie on 17 June.
They start their quest to reach the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with a match on 1 June against DR Congo.
Eto'o is the most decorated player in African history having won the European Champions League three times during his time at Barcelona and Inter Milan.
He has been named African Footballer of the Year four times and won an Olympic gold medal with Cameroon in 2000.
We hope he renders his appeal as proposed till then we keep our fingers crossed and await the reaction of the football superstar.
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