Former forward Samuel Eto’o is facing a legal case in Italy after he was accused by his estranged daughter of not paying maintenance.
Eto’o, who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, has played for FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Real Mallorca and Inter Milan in the past.
Annie, 21, was born after Eto’o’s affair with Anna Maria Barranca in 2002, in Padova in Italy the former footballer was never part of her life.
Eto’o agreed to pay Barranca €10k in child maintenance after Annie was recognised by a judge as his daughter, following a DNA test, but in exchange they would drop the legal case.
According to Marca, Annie has lodged a legal complaint for not paying child maintenance. Annie is now an adult but is studying and still relies on her mother, who is struggling to make ends meet, for financial support.
Earlier, Eto’o’s name was in the headlines after a match-fixing scandal in Cameroon. He was accused of using referees to influence results in the second division in Cameroon by other members of his FA.
He also hit a YouTuber at the Qatar World Cup last year, claiming that he was being harassed.
The 42-year-old made 587 appearances during his club career, notching up 293 goals. He also played 118 matches for Cameroon, scoring 56 goals, between 1997 and 2014.
During his peak, Eto'o was considered by pundits as one of the best strikers in the world as well as one of the greatest African players of all time.