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African football legend stops Antalyaspor fans’ protest

Samuel Eto'o with Antalyaspor fans
Samuel Eto'o with Antalyaspor fans
The supporters were angry after Antalyaspor’s loss to Genclerbirligi, a team ranked one place below them
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Samuel Eto’o is so much loved by fans of his Turkey club Antalyaspor that they stopped protesting because of the African football legend.

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Fans of the club storm their training ground to protest their recent poor results which has left them in 14th in the Super Lig.

The supporters were angry after Antalyaspor’s loss to Genclerbirligi, a team ranked one place below them.

Players on Wednesday, January 27 training as they prepare for their clash against Fenerbahce when the angry supports stormed the training ground in protest towards under-pressure manager Jose Morais.

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Eto’o however diffused the situation when he calmed the fans down and took a selfie with them afterwards.

The angry fans suddenly turned to the camera smiling, cheering and singing songs.

The Cameroon football star took to his Instagram to praise the supporters.

“I’ll never leave you. I’ll fight for you to the last drop of my blood. Thank you for your trust and support. Let’s go scorpions!” the 34-year-old wrote while posting the photo on his Instagram.

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Watch this video of Samuel Eto'o, below:

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