SOURCE: GOAL
The Algeria football federation has dropped its case against Cameroon after accepting a proposal of €400,000 in damages following a ruined international friendly
After rejecting an initial settlement of €400,000 brokered by Caf president Issa Hayatou, the Algeria Football Federation (FAF) on Saturday announced it had accepted the sum to repair damages and put its “differences with Cameroon behind and focus on the future”, ending a row between the FAs of both countries which was torched off by the Indomitable Lions’ boycott of a November 15 friendly match against the Fennecs in Algiers.
The FAF had demanded 500 million francs cfa (€800,000) in a case lodged with Fifa against the Cameroon football federation (Fecafoot), prompting Hayatou to open talks with Algerian officials.
“The office of the Algeria Football Federation, although considering that the moral and sporting damage caused still remains, accepted the proposal of Fecafoot to pay about 250 million cfa francs (€400,000) in damages due to its national team’s failure to travel to Algeria to play a scheduled friendly,” a statement released by the FAF said.
The document also stated that the Cameroonian party would pay the amount according to a schedule which runs between December 2011 and March 2012.
After winning the LG Cup held in Morocco early last month, the Cameroon national team players staged a strike action to protest against the non-payment of bonuses, and refused to fly to Algiers to play the Fennecs in a friendly.
Captain Samuel Eto’o, found culpable as principal instigator of the revolt, was banned for 15 matches after a disciplinary hearing in Yaounde on December 12. Vice-captain Enoh Eyong was handed a two-match suspension.
Eto’o has said he would not appeal the decision, while Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic saluted the sanctions with great satisfaction.
