A five-year suspension has been imposed on the former captain of Newcastle United and two-time Champions League champion.

A five-year suspension has been imposed on the former captain of Newcastle United and two-time Champions League champion. Geremi has been found culpable of violating the behaviour regulations of our code of ethics by the Cameroon

 

 

 

FA, as a result of an investigation into an incident that transpired during the 2023 African Cup of Nations. Geremi’s tenure at Newcastle United following his success at Chelsea and Real Madrid In 2007, Newcastle acquired Geremi from Chelsea, and Sam Allardyce appointed him as the team’s captain.

 

 

 

 

Michael Owen promptly succeeded the midfielder as captain; however, he remained with the organisation until 2010. Over the course of two and a half seasons, the former Cameroon international appeared in 54 matches for The Magpies and scored three goals. It followed prosperous tenures at Chelsea and Real Madrid. Geremi achieved two Champions League victories with

 

 

 

 

Real Madrid in 2000 and 2002 prior to his transfer to Chelsea, where he won the Premier League twice under Jose Mourinho. In 2010, he departed Newcastle to join MKE Ankaragücü in Turkey for a half-season. He concluded his professional career at Athlitiki Enosi Larissa. At the age of 32, his contract with the Greek club was terminated after only half a season. Receive all the most recent Newcastle United news directly in your inbox with just a few keystrokes.

 

 

 

 

Cameroon FA confirms five-year suspension for Geremi Geremi, who is now 46 years old, has been a member of the National Union of Footballers of Cameroon (Synafoc) since his retirement. However, he is currently facing a protracted ban as a result of a significant disagreement with Samuel Eto’o, the president of the Cameroon FA (FeCafoot) and a renowned Cameroonian footballer.

 

 

 

 

Geremi was alleged to have engaged in a contentious discussion with a member of Eto’o’s staff during a victory over Gambia at the 2023 African Cup of Nations.

 

 

 

 

It initially necessitated the separation of the two and is now expected to result in a lengthy suspension for the former midfielder.The Gazette has established a new WhatsApp NUFC channel to provide the most recent news, analysis, and team and injury updates directly to your phone.

 

 

 

 

To become a member of our NUFC WhatsApp channel, simply click on this link. The ethics committee of FeCafoot issued a statement that stated, “We hereby declare Geremi Sorel Njitap, the president of Synafoc, to have violated the conduct regulations of our code of ethics.” In addition to a sanction of ten million West African francs [£13,000], we impose a five-year prohibition on all forms of football activity to him. He has a period of ten days to submit a written appeal.

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel Blaise Ngos, Geremi’s assistant, has also been issued a two-year ban and a £6,500 sanction as a consequence of the incident. It has been reported that Geremi intends to appeal the decision and may even pursue his case before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in an effort to reverse it.