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Former “Togolese” professional football player Emmanuel Adebayor has clarified his ethnic background by claiming to be a pure Yoruba from Nigeria.
He spoke with reporters as Nigerian football legend Augustine Azuka Okocha, also known as Jay-Jay Okocha, celebrated his birthday.
Over the weekend, the former Super Eagles captain turned 50, and it was widely observed.
To mark his Golden Jubilee birth anniversary, African football legends came together in Lagos to rejoice with former midfielder
Among the guests were ‘Togo’s’ Emmanuel Adebayor, Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan, and Khalilou Fadiga from Senegal.
Nigerian legends also turned up for the party including Peter Rufai, Daniel Amokachi, Emmanuel Emenike, Ifeanyi Udeze, Julius Aghahowa, Joseph Yobo, and a host of others.
They were all seen grooving in style in what could be described as an ‘all-white party’.
Earlier, the group of African legends turned up at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos, for an exhibition football match.
The former internationals featured in a five-a-side game at the arena, showing off their skills to the delight of a handful of fans inside the stadium.
In between the match, Adebayor had time to speak with newsmen where he clarified he is a Nigerian who was just born, bred and raised in Togo by Nigerian parents.
He stated: “My father’s name is Adeyi Adebayo and my mother’s name is Alice Emiola Adekanni. So, I’m a pure Yoruba man.
“I was just born in Togo, grew up in Togo and was raised by Nigerian parents in Togo. But I’m fully from Nigeria.”
