Former Barcelona forward, Samuel Eto’o, is potentially facing legal consequences for allegedly refusing to provide his daughter – Erika de Rosario Nieves – with a monthly allowance of €1,400 for the past five years.
Eto’o, who currently serves as the president of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), was legally recognized as the biological father of Nieves (now 24 years old) by a Madrid court last February.
The court ruling had mandated Eto’o to pay a monthly child support allowance, but he has reportedly failed to fulfil this obligation for the past half-decade, Sportskeeda reports.
As a result, the outstanding amount owed to his daughter has accumulated to nearly €90,000, as confirmed by Nieves’ lawyer, Fernando Osuna.
Osuna said, per El Diario de Sevilla and quoted by Daily Post: “He owes more than five years of pension to his daughter and continues to defy justice. Erika’s economy is fragile, while Eto’o lives in luxury.”
The lawyer even suggested the Cameroonian’s alleged failure to pay child support could constitute an ‘abuse of power’, while not complying with a court order may even result in jail time for Eto’o if the court deems it necessary.
