Samuel says Cup of Nations participation is out of his hands
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The decision over whether
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o represents Cameroon at the
African Nations Cup is 'out of his hands', the player has said.
"I will play where they tell me to. I am not the boss,"
Eto'o said in an interview with a Spanish newspaper.
"I can't do anything. I understand the club's worries but I
also understand my country's concerns."
"They have to sort it out
between them. Txiki [Begiristain, Barcelona's sports director] has
to speak to the Cameroon Football Federation."
Earlier this week, Begiristain said he had asked Eto'o and
Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure to skip the tournament which
runs from 20 January to 10 February in Ghana.
Eto'o, the three-times African Player of the Year, has been
sidelined since the beginning of September after undergoing
surgery on his right thigh.
He missed more than four months of
last season after needing surgery for a knee injury to the same
leg.
He refused to set a date for when he hoped to return to
action.
Doctors have said they expect Eto'o to be out for at
least two months.
"I need to take it little by little because the most
important thing is that I return to help the side win," he said.
"I don't
want to come back and be a burden."
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