Emmanuel Adebayor

Emmanuel Adebayor struggled to pick a side ahead of the North London Derby (NLD) clash between hosts Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal last month. The Togolese football icon even went as far as penning a letter to talk about the two teams and how difficult it was for him to choose a side ahead of the biggest North London Derby encounter in recent times due to its importance as regards to Champions League football.

When one remembers the North London Derby, names likes Sol Campbell and Emmanuel Adebayor readily come to mind. Englishman Campbell left Tottenham Hotspur at the end of his contract with the club to sign for Arsenal on a free transfer around two decades ago and he went on to be a part of history by winning the Premier League title at the club without a single defeat.

 

For Emmanuel Adebayor, the retired Togolese striker signed for Arsenal during the 2006 winter transfer window and he spent over three years at the club before his controversial move to Manchester City. He left a bitter taste in the mouth of the Arsenal fans when he celebrated wildly after scoring a goal against them some weeks after his transfer. His relationship with the Arsenal fans deteriorated further when he left Manchester City to sign for Tottenham Hotspur. (more…)

BBC pundit Micah Richards has revealed that Emmanuel Adebayor came close to signing for Aston Villa in 2015 before he had a change of heart. The former Aston Villa, Fiorentina and Manchester City utility player said that Tim Sherwood was keen on signing Emmanuel Adebayor while he was the Villa manager.

Emmanuel Adebayor impressed during his loan spell at Tottenham Hotspur during the 2011/12 season under the guidance of manager Harry Redknapp and that prompted the North London club to sign him permanently. Adebayor initially joined Spurs on loan from Manchester City before the move was made permanent in 2012. He became surplus to requirements when Spurs signed Spanish attacker Roberto Soldado in 2014 while Andre Villas-Boas was the Tottenham Hotspur manager. Adebayor had a mini-revival at Spurs when Sherwood was made the interim manager at Spurs and he wanted to take him to Villa Park when he was appointed the Aston Villa boss. (more…)

Emmanuel Adebayor hasbeen very vocal about his Nigerian roots. To this effect, it was hardly surprising that he called on the Super Eagles of Nigeria to beat Tunisia in their round of 16 clash at the AFCON tournament on Cameroonian soil.

 

In a light chat with media personnel Mimi Fawazheld just before the Tunisia game last month in the company of former Super Eagles player Daniel Amokachi, Emmanuel Adebayor showed his support for the Super Eagles as he established that he has Nigeria flowing in his blood. The ex-Real Madrid and Manchester City striker said that his parents are originally from Nigeria and that he’s Nigeria despite representing Togo at international football level. He went on to say that the Super Eagles should win for him if they don’t want to win the Tunisia game for themselves. In the end, Emmanuel Adebayor and other Nigerians were left in a state of disappointment after the team lost 1-0 to the Tunisians.
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Senegalese international Sadio Mane was able to increase his lead over Emmanuel Adebayor in terms of Premier League goals scored by African players after he scored against Brighton and Hove Albion at the weekend. Mane moved to 101 goals and four more than Emmanuel Adebayor after he scored the second Liverpool goal at the expense of the Seagulls. The Senegalese attacker doubled the lead for his team after skipper Jordan Henderson had given them the lead.

Mane also found the back of the net and it was correctly ruled out for offside. That disallowed Liverpool goal wad the shot in the arm needed by Brighton as they were greatly improved for the rest of the game. The Seagulls got their reward with two goals from Zambian midfielderEnockMwepu and Belgian forward Leandro Trossard as they battled to a point at Anfield via a 2-2 draw. (more…)

Emmanuel Adebayor will go down in Premier League history as the man who was responsible for the craziest celebration that the competition has ever witnessed. The Togolese footballer was the centre of attention as he ran from one length of the pitch to another before sliding on his knee to celebrate his goal in front of the Arsenal fans at the Etihad Stadium on September 12, 2009.

The celebration is crazier considering the fact that he had just left Arsenal to sign for Manchester City in a £25m deal. Emmanuel Adebayor had spent over three years with the Gunners on the back of his transfer from AS Monaco in the French top flight. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger played a big role in his transfer to Arsenal in January 2006. (more…)