Cameroon football legend Geremi Njitap has been banned from all football-related activities for five years by the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), following a disciplinary dispute with the federation's president, Samuel Eto'o.
He has also been fined $16,500.
The decision, announced this week, marks a dramatic escalation in tensions between two of the country's most iconic former players, and has drawn widespread attention from football communities across Africa and beyond.
Geremi, 46, a former Chelsea and Real Madrid midfielder, is among Cameroon's most celebrated footballers, having earned 118 caps -- the joint-second highest in national history.
