The decision was taken in the early hours of Saturday
following a lengthy meeting of the Cameroon Football Federation, who had been
asked to reconsider the controversial sanction by Cameroon President Paul Biya,
officials told Reuters.
Eto'o was punished for leading a strike in November when the
Cameroon team refused to play a friendly in Algeria because they had not been
paid promised bonuses.
The teams played two friendlies in three days in Morocco but
then refused to travel to Algeria in protest at not receiving the funds.
Eto'o's punishment had been widely condemned in Cameroon,
where the former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker enjoys widespread popularity
because of his performances at both club level and with the Indomitable Lions.
Cameroon's federation has since agreed to pay $500,000 to
the Algerian federation in damages after the game, for which more than 40,000
tickets were sold, had to be called off.
Vice captain Enoh Eyong also had his ban reduced and he will
miss just one game when Cameroon begin their bid to qualify for the 2013
African Nations Cup finals in February.
A $2,000 fine on Tottenham Hotspur defender Benoit
Assou-Ekotto for failing to show up for the two matches in Morocco was rescinded.
