Emmanuel Adebayor
(pictured with his mother Alice in Togo at the BBC African Footballer of
the Year 2007 awards) has found himself in the middle of a bizarre
family feud
The mother
of a millionaire Premier League footballer has been left heartbroken
after her son claimed that she was practising black magic on him.
Emmanuel Adebayor has found himself in the middle of a bizarre family feud after suggesting that his mother was a witch.
The Tottenham Hotspur striker’s family, who live in Africa, accused the star of kicking his mother out of her home.
They claim that the footballer’s decision to cut ties with his mother has left her earning just £1-a-day from selling tomatoes.
The
30-year-old star, who earns £170,000-a-week, accused the family of
performing ‘juju’ on him, a term given to the practice of witchcraft in
West Africa.
But
his family, who are from Togo, hit back by claiming that the star had
been ‘brainwashed’ by Islamic spiritual healers who told him that his
poor form on the football pitch was down to black magic.
While
Adebayor scored 14 goals in 25 games last season for Tottenham, he has
only managed two strikes in 12 matches so far this campaign.
He told the Sun:
‘This is the woman who suffered for all of us and carried him in her
stomach for nine months. This is the son she gave birth to and looked
after all his life.
‘And this is how he treats her. I am so angry with my brother.’
‘Eight
months ago he kicked his own mother out of her house. She is having to
sell tomatoes to survive. She makes one or two euros a day — which is
not enough to live on.’
The
sibling said that he sends his mother 400 euros a month to rent an
apartment and accused his brother of leaving the family in poverty.
He said: ‘In my culture you are supposed to help your family. But Emmanuel only takes care of himself and his friends.’
Adebayor has played for some of the world’s biggest football clubs, including Manchester City, Arsenal and Real Madrid.
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