reported to have accused his mother and relatives of plotting 'juju'
(witchcraft) against him aimed at bringing his career to a premature
end.
He is said to have sent his mother packing from his house over a year
ago and has not set eyes or spoken with her since. Adebayor's sister
called Maggie told a radio station in Accra that the footballer has
abandoned their mother and family and won't even respond to calls from
his mother whom he has not seen in over a year.
"As at now, our mother is selling polythene bags, padlocks and other
things on the (Ghana/Togo) border. Our mother has not seen him for
more than a year and he rejects her calls anytime. Our mother is not
calling him for his money, she just wants to see him because she loves
him very much," Adebayor's sister told Peace FM.
Telling his own side of the story, Adebayor said: "At the airport my
mum said, 'Go to France so you can change the way this family lives.'
She knew that if I succeeded in football we could have a better life
and finally get out of poverty. At 15 I wasn't just playing for my own
glory, I was playing for the sake of my family," Emmanuel Adebayor
once told the Daily Mail in an interview back in 2009.
It's all a different story nowadays as a now matured and wealthy Sheyi
Adebayor has strongly defended his decision to stay away from his
family by accusing his mother of using witchcraft to attack him, the
mother he once hailed as the best in the world and went with to
receive the Africa footballer of the year award.
Adebayor confirmed to the same radio station this morning that he has
neglected his mother and is out of touch with her and his siblings
because they have an evil agenda against him.
Asked when was the last time he spoke to his mother, Adebayor replied,
"How can I talk to a mother who together with my sisters have been
plotting juju against me?"
--infonaija
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