McDonald Mariga and Samuel Eto’o played for Italian giants Inter Milan with distinction and when the two met in Cairo on Monday, they could not stop talking about their glory days.
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) vice president McDonald Mariga and Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o rolled back the years to their playing days following a meetup in Cairo, Egypt.
Mariga and Eto’o both played for Italian giants Inter Milan, the former Harambee Stars midfielder joining the Serie A side in January 2010, while the ex-Cameroon striker turned out for the club from 2009-2011.
The two were part of Jose Mourinho’s all-conquering Inter Milan team that won a historic treble of Serie A, Champions League and Coppa Italia in 2010, and when they met in Cairo, that was part of their discussions.
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“Reminiscing the good old days with my brother and former teammate at @Inter, the legendary Samuel Eto'o whom I bumped into earlier today in Cairo, Egypt. Football brotherhood never fades,” Mariga posted on X on Monday.
The two former footballers have since ventured into football administration with Mariga being elected FKF vice president to deputise Hussein Mohammed last December while Eto’o has been Cameroon Football Association (FECAFOOT) president since December 2021.
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Mariga played for Inter up to 2014 and made history as the first Kenyan to win the Champions League while Eto’o became the first African to win it three times, having previously lifted the trophy in 2006 and 2009 with Barcelona.
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The two are in Cairo for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Extraordinary General Assembly set to take place on Wednesday, March 12.
Part of what is on the agenda is the election of new officials, with South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe set for a second term as president given he is an opposed, while Eto’o will be allowed to vie for an executive seat after winning an appeal against CAF’s decision to block his candidature.