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Description: #SamuelEto #DidierDrogba #Drogba Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure, George Weah? No. Samuel Eto'o is Africa's GOAT - Here's Why! Over 22 years of professional football, 14 clubs, 6 different leagues, the magnificent Samuel Eto'o has retired. The former Barcelona, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Everton, and Cameroon forward, who made his debut in 1997, scored more than 350 goals across his club career, winning the Champions League twice with Barcelona and once with Inter. Eto'o, who was named African Player of the Year four times, posted the news on his official Instagram, saying: "The end. Towards a new challenge. Thank you all, big love." The question is - Is Samuel Eto’o the greatest African player of all time? When evaluating Africa’s greatest player of all time, 4 names stand above the rest: Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure, George Weah, and of course Samuel Eto’o. These five have won more in terms of major individual, club and international honours than Africa’s other elite stars, but even among such exalted company, Eto’o stands above the rest. A four-time African Footballer of the Year, Eto’o has also featured in the top three on a further four occasions. It is a consistency that few can match. Eto'o was also voted third in the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2005. In 2006, Eto'o became the first and only African to win the La Liga Golden Boot when he netted 26 times in 34 matches. Afer becoming the record holder for most La Liga appearances by an African, Eto'o moved to Inter Milan under Jose Mourinho in 2009. More success beckoned in Italy with a Serie A title, another Champions league, the Club World Cup and two Coppa Italias. Eto’o’s achievements at the pinnacle of the European game set him apart from the rest; he was the first player to win two continental European trebles, and the fourth in history to win the Champions League in consecutive years with two different clubs. He retires as the all-time top scorer for Cameroon, for RCD Mallorca, and the Africa Cup of Nations, having scored 18 goals across six editions. With 6 appearance in the CAF Team of the Year in 2005, 06, 08, 09, 10 and 2011 and 4 appearances in the ESM Team of the Year topped with two appearance in the FIFPro World XI in 2005 and 2006. There we have it, that is why I think Eto’o is africa’s greatest player ever. Vote in the poll right here to discuss who you think is Africa’s GOAT.