EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR:POST-SPURS CAREER REVEALED

Emmanuel Adebayor spent six months without a club on the back of his spell at North London clubTottenham Hotspur. He was signed to a six-month deal at Crystal Palace.Adebayorwas confirmed as a Palace player on January 26, 2016. He was on the payroll of the Eagles for six months until the summer of 2016. Emmanuel Adebayor found the back of the net just once during his time at Selhurst Park. His lone Palace goal arrived during the Watford game in the Premier League. The attacker scored the only Palace goal during the Premier League game on February 13, 2016. Adebayor could not savethe Eagles from a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Watford.

On June 13, 2016, it was announced that Emmanuel Adebayor will leave Crystal Palaceat the end of his contract at the club. As stated in the message conveyed in a club statement, the striker left Palace at the end of June 30, 2016. Continue reading “EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR:POST-SPURS CAREER REVEALED”

ADEBAYOR WINS FIFA RULING OVER DISMISSAL

Emmanuel Adebayor has won a ruling by world football’s governing body, FIFA, over his unlawful dismissal by Paraguayan side Olimpia two years ago. The Togolese football icon signed for Olimpia at the start of 2020 just before the world was hit by Covid-19. Football shut down for months as a result of the pandemic before professional players started to returned to the pitch. Emmanuel Adebayor was sacked by Olimpia when football resumed after an unwanted break as a result of Covid-19. His unlawful dismissal happened in June 2020.

Adebayor, 38, played four times in the colours of Olimpia before he was sacked. The sacking has now been deemed unfair by FIFA following the ruling on the situation involving Olimpia and Adebayor by a tribunal last month. Olimpia have been ordered to pay Emmanuel Adebayor €510,000 (£420,000) in damages plus an additional interest of 12% backdated to 2020. Continue reading “ADEBAYOR WINS FIFA RULING OVER DISMISSAL”

ADEBAYOR DELIGHTED WITH CITY TITLE WIN

Emmanuel Adebayor was unable to hide his excitement after former club Manchester City won the Premier League title by beating Aston Villa at home on a dramatic final day of the season. Emmanuel Adebayor took to his Instagram story to celebrate Manchester City as he sent a congratulatory message to them.


Manchester City had Emmanuel Adebayor and other City fans worried for a major part of the Aston Villa game, but they managed to do the job required in the end thanks to the impact of German international IlkayGundogan off the substitutes’ bench. Continue reading “ADEBAYOR DELIGHTED WITH CITY TITLE WIN”

ADEBAYOR JOIN OTHERS FOR CHARITY MATCH

Togolese football icon Emmanuel Adebayor joined other African stars recently for a charity football match. Emmanuel Adebayor was invited to honourthe charity football match in the West African nation of Liberia. Other African football stars who were at the occasion include former Super Eagles skipper Austin ‘JayJay’ Okocha,KalushaBwalya, AsamoahGyan, ex-Senegalese national team star El-HadjiDioufand many more.


Emmanuel Adebayor and the aforementioned African stars were invited by fellow ex-footballer George Weah who’s also the president of Liberia. They were invited for the commissioning of a new sports park known as The Invincibility Sports Park. The sports park was built by Weah and his government. Continue reading “ADEBAYOR JOIN OTHERS FOR CHARITY MATCH”

ABRAHAM, A PERFECT FIT FOR ARSENAL

AS Roma striker Tammy Abraham would be a perfect fit for North London giants Arsenal according to club legend Emmanuel Petit. The Frenchman talked about Abraham in a recent interview monitored by media portal This Is Football (TIF) as he encouraged the Gunners to make a move for the Nigerian-born Englishman when the transfer window reopens this summer.

Ex-Arsenal midfielder Petit compared the aforementioned Abraham to Emmanuel Adebayor. According to him, the Englishman reminds him of Emmanuel Adebayor. Togolese football legend Emmanuel Adebayor spent three-and-a-half years at Arsenal on the back of his move from French top flight AS Monaco at the start of 2006 before he sealed a controversial move to Premier League side Manchester City in the summer of 2009. Continue reading “ABRAHAM, A PERFECT FIT FOR ARSENAL”

   SALAH AND MANE ARE IMPORTANT FOR LIVERPOOL

Mohammed Salah and Sadio Mane are both crucial players for English Premier League giants Liverpool, according to former Manchester City player Emmanuel Adebayor. The two African stars who play for their national teams, Egypt and Senegal respectively, have engraved their names in the history of Liverpool, as well as endearing themselves into the hearts of the fans of the Football Club. Since Salah joined the Reds from Italian Serie A giants AS Roma and Mane was signed from Premier League side Southampton, they have both proven to be evergreen signings for Liverpool following the consistency they have shown for years in delivering the goods.


They have established a formidable partnership during their time at Anfield and have already become legends because of their fine performances and the number of goals they have both contributed in the last couple of years. And Adebayor has now revealed that he believes that the duo of Salah and Mane has become one of the best the Premier League has seen in recent times, claiming that they are both special gifts to Liverpool and their fans, especially because of how much consistency they have been showing for the past few years. Continue reading ”   SALAH AND MANE ARE IMPORTANT FOR LIVERPOOL”

LIVERPOOL: KUYT IN JOTA ADMIRATION

Dirk Kuyt is a big fan of Liverpool attacker Diogo Jota and what he has achieved at the club since joining at the start of last season. Eyebrows were raised when Liverpool spent around €44.70m to sign Portugal international Jota from fellow Premier League team Wolverhampton Wanderers, but it has been money well spent for the Reds.

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Jota was not a prolific goalscorer during his time at Wolves and a lot of people including Liverpool fans had reservations about his transfer. He has been able to put those doubts to bed with an attacking return of 27 goals and three assists in 58 games in all competitions. Former Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt has been impressed with the Portuguese player.
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CITY FANS MAKE RODRI, ADEBAYOR COMPARISON

Several Manchester City fans made a comparison between Emmanuel Adebayor and Rodri Hernandez after the latter scored a stoppage time winner against the Gunners in a fierce Premier League contest on Saturday. The City fans used their various Twitter accounts to make reference to Emmanuel Adebayor and his wild celebration against the Gunners in 2009 after Spanish international Rodri celebrated in a similar manner during the league game at the Emirates Stadium last weekend.

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Emmanuel Adebayor signed for Manchester City from North London club Arsenal in a controversial transfer worth £25m and he would proceed to celebrate in a wild manner after finding the back of the net against the Gunnersduring the first Premier League meeting between the two teams on the back of his transfer. He scored one of the goals in a 4-2 win over Arsenal. His wild celebration was the product of him being booed constantly by the visiting Arsenal fans during the game.
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ADEBAYOR: 2004 CHAMPIONS FINAL EXAMINED

Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayorwas left on the bench for the entire duration of the 2004 Champions League final as his AS Monaco side lost to FC Porto thereby losing the 2003/04 Champions League title.

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AS Monaco had never won the Champions League title when they claimed some big scalps on the way to the Champions League final and they were in convenient mood for the FC Porto game. In the end, Portoeased to an emphatic win to claim their second title in the history of the competition and a second European title in two seasons.
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PL: LIST OF AFRICAN SCORERS REVEALED

Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah recently set a new record for Africans in the Premier League. The Egyptian international broke the record of Didier Drogba for the most goals scored by an African in the Premier League in style when he scored three goals in the recent 5-0 defeat handed out to arch rivals Manchester United in front of their home fans.

Salah scored three goals and also provided an assist for fellow African player Naby Keita during the game against the Red Devils at the Theatre of Dreams. Apart from Guinean international Keita, Portugal international Diogo Jota was also on target for Liverpool. The visitors scored four goals in the first half before Salah completed his hattrick at the start of the second half to take his tally of Premier League goals to 107 goals. Continue reading “PL: LIST OF AFRICAN SCORERS REVEALED”