Obviously all is not well with the Adebayor family as Togo and
Tottenham Hotspur striker, Emmanuel Adebayor continues his family story
series.
The Togolese striker on Sunday again took to a social media platform
(Facebook) to tell his story, following accusations by his relatives
that he is under a spell by an 'alfa'
Read Adebayor's full text below. He starts his stories with his initials SEA (Seyi Emmanuel Adebayor)
SEA, here is another part of the story I have kept inside since.
Today I feel the constant need to let it out. If I share my stories, it
is because I believe every story comes with a lesson. And the lesson is
for anyone that is reading this. This is about a brother who keeps
saying today that I am not a good support for our family. His name is
Rotimi Adebayor. At the age of 13, he did something very bad. He and I
know what he did. Because of that our parents had to send him to a
village far from the big city.
When I started to be successful in football and I went to Togo for
vacation; at that time one of my mother's friend came from the village
to visit us. As she explained how Rotimi was suffering in the village, I
immediately asked them to bring him back into the city. As soon as he
came back, I made sure I put him in school. For me that is normal.
In 2002, I went to play the AFCON in Mali and I had the huge
privilege to swap my shirt with Marc-Vivien Foé. May his soul rest in
peace. When I got back to Togo, I put that shirt in a secure place. My
brother found a way to steal that shirt and sold it.
When I moved from Metz to Monaco, we reached an advanced stage in the
Champions League and we played against Real Madrid. It was one of most
beautiful day of my life because I was lucky enough to get a signed
shirt from the football legend Zinedine Zidane. As I brought that shirt
back to Togo, my brother still found a way to steal that shirt and sold
it.
When I was in Metz, I was earning about €15,000 a month. I wanted to
get something unique for my mom to thank her for all she did for me. I
wanted to make her happy. So I decided to take an amount worth 3 months
of my wages and I bought her a Cartier neckless for about €45,000.
Rotimi and his friends Akim(@Yam Freedom) and Tao (@Sao Tao Oyawole)
made a plan and stole that precious neckless. They sold it for about
€800.
When my mom and I found out, my mother asked me not to bother because
he is the younger brother. Despite the situation, I would like to take
this same occasion to wish all the mothers out there a Happy Mother's
Day!
In my house, I have a storage room where I keep some of my belongings
when I travel back to Europe. I am the only one with that key but my
brother managed to get a master key that was able to open every single
door in the house. He frequently stole drinks and other items from that
room.
After all this we kept saying "blood is thicker than water" and we
moved on. Therefore, I decided to take him where I started my football
in France. I brought him to a great football academy in France. You
already know how this story ended. He stole cellphones from many of his
teammates and they sacked him from the football academy.
By the way, after I published the first story about him, he called me
to say that he did not steal exactly 21 phones. He claimed that the
number was lower than that. Still... Is that acceptable? He also added
that I should be happy that he stole drinks and other items from my
storage room. I asked him why and he replied: "Because I am your
brother".
Jacques Songo'o who is now a retired Cameroonian footballer also had
his son in the academy and he was a good friend of Rotimi. Let me add
that he was part of my development as a footballer and he always gave me
good advices. I was in Togo on my days off when Songo'ocalled me; he
sounded very angry. He explained to me how my brother stole his son's
PSP.
When I asked my brother why he did that, he argued that he forgot it
in his bag. How can you forget someone else's device in your bag and
travel with it from France to Togo? Since that day, my relationship with
Songo'o changed and he has become pretty distant with me and my family.
I was still in Monaco when I decided to collect all football boots
from my teammates so I could give them to people in Africa. I had a huge
bag full of shoes. I brought that bag to Togo. A few days after when I
decided to give the boots out to the people in need, I noticed the bag
full of boots disappeared. Later on, I found out that my brother was the
one who stole the bag and went to sell the shoes in Hedzranawoé (famous
public market in Togo).
One day, my mom called me early in the morning when I was still in
bed. She told me that Rotimi has gotten a Visa to go to Dubai so he can
play football out there. He had to leave that day with his friend
Kodjovi (@Denilson de Souza) who was in the same situation. It was
either they went that day or the Visa would be suspended.
I asked one of my guys at the time (@Agui Mozino) to go find tickets
for my brother and his friend. We could not find any economy class
ticket on that day so I had to get them both first class tickets. After
all, it was an opportunity for him to make his own career in Dubai.
Only 4days later, Rotimi went back home. He explained how the
lifestyle in Dubai was not made for him. He said he wasn't free to do
what he wanted to do because it is a strictly Muslim place. He couldn't
drink, party as much as he wanted or kiss girls in public.
The part 3 is coming out soon and it will be about the man that calls
himself the father of the family @Kola Adebayor A.K.A Lion of Judah.
Here is the first part of Tuesday, May 5
SEA, I have kept these stories for a long time but I think today it
is worth sharing some of them with you. It's true that family matters
should be solved internally and not in public but I am doing this so
that hopefully all families can learn from what happened in mine. Also
keep in mind that none of this is about money.
At the age of 17, with my first wages as a footballer, I built a
house for my family and made sure they are safe. As you all know, I have
received the trophy of African Player of the Year in 2008. I also
brought my mother on stage with me to thank her for everything. In that
same year, I brought her to London for various medical check ups.
When my daughter was born, we contacted my mum to inform her but she
immediately hung up the phone and didn't wanna know hear about it.
Reading your recent comments, some people said my family and I should
consult T.B Joshua.
In 2013, I gave my mother money so she could consult him in Nigeria.
She was supposed to stay for 1 week; but 2 days into her stay, I
received a call saying she left. Apart from all that l also gave my
mother a great amount of money to start a business of cookies and
different items. Naturally, I allowed them to put my name and picture on
them so they can sell more. What else can a son do in his power to
support his family?
A couple years ago, I bought a house in East Lagon (Ghana) for $1.2
million. I found it normal to let my older sister, Yabo Adebayor stay in
that house. I also allowed my half brother (Daniel) to stay in the same
house. A few months later, I was on vacation and decided to go to that
house. At my surprise, I saw many cars in the driveway. In fact, my
sister decided to rent out the house without me knowing. She also kicked
Daniel out of that house.
Note that the house had about 15 rooms. When I called her and asked
for explanation, she took about 30 minutes to abuse and insult me over
the phone. I called my mother to explain the situation and she did the
same as my sister. This same sister says I am ungrateful. Ask her about
the car she is driving or anything she is selling today?
My brother Kola Adebayor, has now been in Germany for 25 years. He
travelled back home about 4 times, at my expense. I fully cover the cost
of his children's education. When I was in Monaco, he came to me and
asked for money to start a business. Only God knows how much I gave him.
Where is that business today?
When our brother Peter passed away, I sent Kola a great amount of
money so he could fly back home. He never showed up at the burial. And
today that same brother (Kola) is telling people that I am involved in
Peter's death. How? He is the same brother who went and told inaccurate
stories about our family to "The Sun" in other to take some money. They
also sent a letter to my Club when I was in Madrid so I could get fired.
When I was in Monaco I thought it would be good to have a family of
footballers. So I made sure my brother Rotimi gets into a football
academy in France. Within a few months; out of 27 players, he stole 21
phones.
I would not say any anything about my brother Peter Adebayor because he is not here today. May his soul rest in peace.
My sister Lucia Adebayor keeps telling people that my dad told me to
bring her to Europe. But what would be the purpose to bring her to
Europe ? Everyone is here for a reason.
I was in Ghana when I received the news about my brother Peter being
seriously ill. I drove the fastest I could to Togo in order to meet him
and help. When I arrived, my mother said I could not see him and I
should just give the money and she would solve everything. Only God
knows how much I gave her that day. People are saying I didn't do
anything to save my brother, Peter. Am I a fool to drive 2 hours to Togo
for nothing?
I organized a meeting in 2005 to solve our family issues. When I
asked them about their opinion, they said I should build each family
member a house and give each of them a monthly wage.
Today I am still alive and they have already shared all my goods, just in case I die.
For all these reasons, it took very long for me to set up my
foundation in Africa. Every time I try to help the people in need, they
had to question me and all of them thought it was a bad idea.
If I am writing this, the main purpose is not to expose my family
members. I just want other African families to learn from this. Thank
you.
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