Former professional footballer, Samuel Eto’o, has paid tribute to the late Sultan of Bamoun, Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya.
In a post sighted by African Entertainment on his official Instagram page, Eto’o said: “a veil of sadness and emotion has seized me since the announcement of the death of our father: His Majesty Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, Sultan of the Bamouns.”
The ex-Barcelona and Cameroon striker wrote: “with the death of the Bamoun Monarch, our country has lost a visionary king who was close to his people, a library and a buffer for our common life.”