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Samuel Eto’o reaches agreement to pay estranged daughter €90,000

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1 year ago

July 13, 2023

Former Cameroon striker, Samuel Eto’o has finally reached an agreement to pay his estranged daughter, Erika Do Rosario Nieves the sum of €90,000 after a Spanish court ordered him to pay her a backlog of €1400-per-month in child support which he neglected.

Eto’o, who is the President of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), was legally recognised as the biological father of Nieves, now 24 years old, by a Madrid court last February after years of court wrangling, after she instituted a legal action against him to recognise her as his daughter.

Following the outcome of the case, Eto’o has reached an agreement with Erika’s lawyers to pay the child support directly to her bank account.

According to media reports in Spain, Erika had wanted the Barcelona legend in prison and had pushed for a 12-month jail sentence but prosecutors did not go ahead with the case as an agreement was quickly reached between the both parties.

Eto’o met Erika’s mother at a Madrid nightclub in 1998 and she got pregnant the same year and gave birth to Erika in 1999. However, the Cameroon icon refused to accept the child and had neglected her upkeep until the court ruling mandated him to pay a monthly child support allowance, which he reportedly failed to fulfil for the past half-decade.

The final verdict was reached on February 17, marking the end of a legal process initiated back in 2018.

As a result, the outstanding amount owed to his daughter has accumulated to nearly €90,000, as confirmed by Nieves’ lawyer, Fernando Osuna.

Shortly after the recent verdict, Osuna told a news conference:

“He (Eto’o) 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 said 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.”

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Kenyan court jails killers of Ugandan Olympian Kiplagat for 35 years

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2 days ago

November 5, 2024

Isaac Dachen

A Kenyan court sitting in Nairobi on Tuesday sentenced two men, Peter Ushuru Khalumi, 30, and David Ekai Lokere, 25, to 35 years in prison each for the murder of Ugandan Olympic athlete, Benjamin Kiplagat, who was stabbed to death last year.

Khalumi and Lokere were both found guilty by Justice Reuben Nyakundi of the Kenyan High Court in the northwestern city of Eldoret for stabbing the 34-year-old steeplechaser to death.

In his ruling, Nyakundi said overwhelming evidence from CCTV cameras showed the pair intentionally killed the athlete, adding that they had not shown any remorse for the pre-meditated crime and deserved a harsh sentence.

“Your actions were cruel to a defenceless person whose life you cut short contrary to God’s plan, where God intended man to live for a minimum of 70 years,” Nyakundi said while announcing the 35-year sentence for each defendant.

The judge however, rejected a plea from Kiplagat’s mother, Elizabeth Chemweno, and his two brothers who wanted Khalumi and Lokere to be given life sentences.

The two convicts were arrested a day after the athlete’s body was found in his car on the outskirts of Eldoret on New Year’s Eve with a deep wound to his neck in a murder that shocked the country and Africa in general.

Kiplagat who was born in the Eldoret region in Kenya, had an illustrious career spanning almost two decades, and had represented Uganda internationally in the 3,000m steeplechase, including at several Olympic Games and World Championships.

He won the silver medal in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2008 World Junior Championships and bronze at the African Championships in 2012 and made the semi-finals of the event at the 2012 Olympics in London and also competed in Rio in 2016.

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Chepkirui leads Kenya to podium sweep at New York City Marathon

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3 days ago

November 4, 2024

Isaac Dachen

Kenya had a clean sweep of the podium at the 2024 New York City Marathon on Sunday as Sheila Chepkirui clinched victory in the race, clocking 2:24:35, with the defending champion, Hellen Obiri, securing second place, while Vivian Cheruiyot finished third.

In just her fourth marathon, Chepkirui ran a ferocious last half mile to win the race ahead of Obiri, the 2024 Olympic bronze medalist.

Chepkirui, 33, came into the race with the fastest personal best in the field, 2:17:29, which she ran at the 2022 Valencia Marathon though this is her her first win at a world marathon major.

Speaking in the post-race press conference the race, she said:

“Winning means a lot to me. It means my training has been going well, and I’m really happy for the win.

“The last turn was really tough. I was still with Hellen. I told myself I had to push up at the finish line.

“In the last mile, it was really hard. I pushed myself. I’m so happy. I pushed myself to the limit.”

This Kenyan dominance underscores the nation’s strength in long-distance running, particularly in major marathon events.

The 2024 New York City Marathon featured a competitive field, but the Kenyan athletes’ performances stood out, reaffirming their status as leading figures in women’s marathon running.