(CNN) Samuel Eto'o has been elected president of the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) after winning a vote on Saturday.
The former Cameroon international promised an array of reforms after receiving 43 votes from members of FECAFOOT's general assembly.
Eto'o enjoyed a glittering club career, playing for the likes of Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea, while also making over 50 appearances for the Cameroon national side.
At his peak, Eto'o was considered one of the best strikers in the world and he inspired his country to win two African Cup of Nations titles and an Olympic gold medal.
Samuel Eto'o's glittering career
Samuel Eto'o played 118 times for Cameroon, scoring 56 goals. He helped his country win the African Cup of Nations in 2000 and 2002.
He was named African player of the year a record four times, and played at four World Cups -- here he is in action against Mexico at Brazil 2014.
Eto'o (left) and then Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta celebrate after sealing qualification for the 2009 Champions League final with a late second-leg equalizer at Chelsea. It would be the second of his three European titles.
Eto'o takes instructions from Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan, where he won the Champions League in 2010 after leaving Barcelona.
Eto'o speaks to reporters after his August 2011 transfer to Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.
He was one of several highly-paid players brought in by Anzhi's billionaire owner Suleiman Kerimov.
In 2013, he moved to English club Chelsea, reuniting with Mourinho. Here Eto'o hits his 30th Champions League goal in the last-16 win against Galatasaray in March 2014.
Eto'o makes fun of speculation about his real age after scoring for Chelsea against Tottenham.
Eto'o and Chelsea teammate Branislav Ivanovic celebrate the striker's hat-trick against Manchester United in 2014.
Eto'o left London in 2014, and had brief spells with Everton and Sampdoria before joining Turkish team Antalyaspor.
"I'll be remembering today as one of the proudest moments of my life," Eto'o tweeted on Saturday.
"Every vote represents the energy and ambition of our football family to take our beloved sport to a level we've never seen before."
He will now be in charge of the federation for when Cameroon hosts the African Cup of Nations next year, with games set to begin on January 9.
The four-time African Footballer of the Year beat rival Seidou Mbombo Njoya in the voting.