Adebayor, regarded as one
of Africa’s richest footballers with a choice collection of cars and mansions
in Africa and Europe, says he won’t be joining his African compatriots like
Samuel Eto’o and Didier Drogba in donating cash or relief materials to his home
nation.
Former Arsenal, Real
Madrid, Manchester City and Togolese International, Emmanuel Adebayor, has
revealed why he hasn’t made any humanitarian or relief donations during the
Coronavirus pandemic.
Adebayor who was earning as
much as £175,000 a week while at Man City, says he decides whatever he wants and
will decide to do as he pleases with his wealth as he didn’t bring the virus to
Africa.
‘For those of you who say I
don’t donate, let me be very clear, I don’t donate. It is very simple,’
Adebayor said in a Facebook Live video
‘I do what I want and eat
what I want. Later, there will be people who will criticise me for the fact that
I did not make a donation in Lome (capital of Togo).’
He also dismissed rumors
that he was the one who brought the disease to Togo, after leaving his clubside
in Paraguay.
‘Some think that I was the
one who introduced the virus in Lome,’ he added. ‘It is very unfortunate, but
this country is like that.’
“I’m sorry that people
compare me to Samuel Eto’o and Didier Drogba by asking me why I don’t have a
foundation or why I don’t donate, as if I was the one who brought the
coronavirus to Togo.
“I am neither the one nor
the other, I am me, Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor and I will always do what I want. A
word of advice for the guys regarding donations, I will not do that. Everything
is clear and very simple. Thank you and good day.”
As at Thursday, Togo has 88
confirmed cases with six deaths
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