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Samuel Eto'o avoids prison in Spain after admitting Sh 470 million tax fraud

Former Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o was handed a 22-month suspended prison sentence by a Spanish court on Monday after admitting tax fraud of €3.8 million (US$4.00 million/ Sh 470 million) while he was playing for Barcelona.

Eto'o agreed to pay a fine of €1.8 million and the 3.8 million in tax owed from image rights between 2006 and 2009.

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